After Germany lost World War II, Heinkel was banned from producing airplanes by the Allies. They decided to try their hand at personal transport with the production of vehicles like microcars, bicycles, and scooters like the Tourist you see here.
In the home market of Germany, the Tourist was sold as transportation for people who couldn’t afford a car. Outside of Deutschland, this scooter was more expensive than a Lambretta or Vespa and it was marketed as a fancy option – in England they called it the “Rolls-Royce of scooters”. This is a “103 A2”, the last series of the production run – it got a 174cc four-stroke single cylinder engine and it weighed 326 pounds. For more information, check out HeinkelTourist.com!
This example was on display last year at the Hershey AACA museum as part of an exhibit called Scooters for the Masses. It’s claimed to run beautifully and the seller has ridden it for several years. Find this Tourist for sale here on Craigslist for $5,500 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
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