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1947 MOTOBECANE
Poney
Type AG2
No. 255142
To be registered as a classic
Motobécane, France’s leading manufacturer of two-wheelers, launched the ‘Poney 60’ Type AG1 in 1938. This was followed by the ‘Poney 50’ Type AG2 from 1946 onwards.
This Motobécane has been in the family since 1947, when the owner’s father used to buy cheese at the Paris market halls with a trailer. It was then stored in a dry attic. In 2011, the owner decided to restore it. The work was carried out by a motorcycle restorer based in Pont-sur-Yonne, ‘Moto Jouvence’. Various invoices can be provided. After a year of work, the motorcycle was collected. It was then put back into storage in the barn and must have covered 1,200 m...
1947 MOTOBECANE
Poney
Type AG2
No. 255142
To be registered as a collector’s vehicle
Motobécane, France’s leading manufacturer of two-wheeled vehicles, introduced the “Poney 60” (Type AG1) in 1938. This was followed by the “Poney 50” (Type AG2) in 1946.
This Motobécane has been in the family since 1947, when the owner’s father used it to transport cheese purchases from the Paris market halls with a trailer. It was then stored in a dry attic. In 2011, the owner decided to restore it. The restoration was carried out by a motorcycle restoration workshop in PONT SUR YONNE called “MOTO JOUVENCE.” Various invoices can be provided. After a year of work, the motorcycle was collected. It was then stored again in the barn and has covered 1,200 m...
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