1953 Elvish ABG Cyclemotor
This is an extremely rare French cyclemotor, built by one of the bicycle constructeurs, an elite group of bespoke cycle-builders, some of whom sited their retail outlets among the Paris fashion houses.
This Elvish is powered by an ABG VAP engine, and is in excellent running order.
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SHORT VIDEO of ELVISH RUNNING
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The machine was originally supplied by Leon Dulac Garage, in Landes, France.
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ELVISH
Manufacture des Cycles Elvish
3 rue de Livron
Pau (B-P)
tel 31-15
The first Elvish shop – pictured above – was located on the corner of de la rue François Legallais et du Cours Lamarque. The manager was G. Hargues.
The Elvish Bicycle company joined the champion cyclist Victor Fontan to create the team ‘Elvish Fontan’ and they took part in the Tour de France in 1928 and 1929. Later the team became Elvish-Fontan-Wolber.
They had racing successes in 1948, 1949 and 1950. Maybe this inspired the creation of the Elvish scooter and cyclemotor prototypes?
‘The company ‘Manufacture des Cycles Elvish’ was based at 3 rue de Livron. Pau (B-P). Their first cyclemotor, in 1951, was powered by a VAP 4 engine, and from 1952 also by a 49cc le Poulain. They made cyclemotors until 1957, and the Cucciolo models were produced between 1954-56.’
They made a small scooter too, which was also powered by the Cucciolo engine
To see the Elvish Cucciolo Cyclemotor (pictured below)
at the ONLINE CYCLEMASTER MUSEUM
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ABG VAP HISTORY
The company ABG (réunion des sociétés ARIES, La Bougie BG et de la SFEDR) was the largest postwar French manufacturer of auxiliary engines.
Hundreds of VAP Service Stations were set up throughout France in the fifties and sixties.
To read more about this company PLEASE CLICK HERE
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