A rare Torck 'Scooter with sidecar', Vespa type,... Lot n° 24

A rare Torck 'Scooter with sidecar', Vespa type, in light olive green metal, 1954, 94 x 90 x 100 cm A Torck 'Scooter with sidecar', Vespa type, in light olive green metal, accessories: fringes on the steering wheel, saddle with fringes, windshield on both Vespa and sidecar, radiator grill, Torck horn, red rubber frame decoration. Launched by Torck to follow the Vespa hype of the time. The sidecar was only available as an option. Only a few scooters with sidecars were produced (less than 200). Torck catalogue: 1954 H 94 cm - W 90 cm – L 100 cm Several exhibitions: Toy Museum Mechelen, 'Torck pedal cars, from the start to the finish', Belgium, 2009 'Design op wielen', Museum of Deinze en Leiestreek (Mudel), Deinze, Belgium, 2020 Published in: 'Trapauto's at Torck', Colinda Borst-Van Loon en Jeroen Borst, Enjoy Brocante, 2020, p. 40-43 Photo credits:Colina Borst-van Loon