#107 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter
S/N: G104110 (engine case)
Engine: 50cc Single-cylinder two-stroke
We have very little info on this 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter, and it seems many internet searches lead to this ONE.
The history of Express Werke AG, a German motorcycle company, reflects significant developments in the German motor industry from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Express Werke began as a bicycle manufacturer. Carl Marschütz founded the company in Neumarkt, Bavaria, in 1884, initially under the name "Goldschmidt & Pirzer" in partnership with Eduard Pirzer. The company initially produced velocipedes, a precursor to modern bicycles. By the early 20th century, Express Werke had diversified into the production of motorcycles. (Source: Runmotorun)
Express Werke AG (AG=Aktiengesellschaft: a type of shareholder owned, publicly traded German corporation) had a 75-year history of producing bicycles, mopeds, and small-displacement motorcycles starting all the way back in 1884. Express Werke utilized engines produced by ILO and Sachs to power its lightweight scooters. From the 1940’s through 1959, when Express reportedly ended production, the company offered seven classes of bikes with cc displacements of 50, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250. Express Werke scoots were built at the company’s Nuremberg, Germany headquarters, and sold throughout the European market. Finding an example in the States is rare. (Source: Bike-urious)
This 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter is out of the LeMay family collection. It is a wonderful example of that old, motorized bicycle design.
S/N: G104110 (engine case)
Engine: 50cc Single-cylinder two-stroke
We have very little info on this 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter, and it seems many internet searches lead to this ONE.
The history of Express Werke AG, a German motorcycle company, reflects significant developments in the German motor industry from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Express Werke began as a bicycle manufacturer. Carl Marschütz founded the company in Neumarkt, Bavaria, in 1884, initially under the name "Goldschmidt & Pirzer" in partnership with Eduard Pirzer. The company initially produced velocipedes, a precursor to modern bicycles. By the early 20th century, Express Werke had diversified into the production of motorcycles. (Source: Runmotorun)
Express Werke AG (AG=Aktiengesellschaft: a type of shareholder owned, publicly traded German corporation) had a 75-year history of producing bicycles, mopeds, and small-displacement motorcycles starting all the way back in 1884. Express Werke utilized engines produced by ILO and Sachs to power its lightweight scooters. From the 1940’s through 1959, when Express reportedly ended production, the company offered seven classes of bikes with cc displacements of 50, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250. Express Werke scoots were built at the company’s Nuremberg, Germany headquarters, and sold throughout the European market. Finding an example in the States is rare. (Source: Bike-urious)
This 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter is out of the LeMay family collection. It is a wonderful example of that old, motorized bicycle design.
S/N: G104110 (engine case)
Engine: 50cc Single-cylinder two-stroke
We have very little info on this 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter, and it seems many internet searches lead to this ONE.
The history of Express Werke AG, a German motorcycle company, reflects significant developments in the German motor industry from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Express Werke began as a bicycle manufacturer. Carl Marschütz founded the company in Neumarkt, Bavaria, in 1884, initially under the name "Goldschmidt & Pirzer" in partnership with Eduard Pirzer. The company initially produced velocipedes, a precursor to modern bicycles. By the early 20th century, Express Werke had diversified into the production of motorcycles. (Source: Runmotorun)
Express Werke AG (AG=Aktiengesellschaft: a type of shareholder owned, publicly traded German corporation) had a 75-year history of producing bicycles, mopeds, and small-displacement motorcycles starting all the way back in 1884. Express Werke utilized engines produced by ILO and Sachs to power its lightweight scooters. From the 1940’s through 1959, when Express reportedly ended production, the company offered seven classes of bikes with cc displacements of 50, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250. Express Werke scoots were built at the company’s Nuremberg, Germany headquarters, and sold throughout the European market. Finding an example in the States is rare. (Source: Bike-urious)
This 1955 Express Werke Greyhound Scooter is out of the LeMay family collection. It is a wonderful example of that old, motorized bicycle design.