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I had plans of renovating this Mobylette and cruising around town with the wind in my hair and a smile on my face. Known in the 60's for being quite the way to ride. Has its license plate still on it from 1972, a classic scooter manufactured in France in the 40's and made for 50 years.
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This is sooooo cool! Does it work at all? Are you looking to have it restored at all?
Back in the late 70’s there was a kid that cruised around Oxford Dr and S. Hampton area going through people’s trash. Some of the kid’s in the area nicknamed him Junker. Little did they know the kid was a Fricken Genius.
BHS 79
At this time I am not going to restore it. I was actually going to try to contact the guys that galavant around the countryside looking for treasures, to see if they might be interested and that is how I came to be able to show her here.