In Spain – 1970 Mini Marcelino

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Mini Marcelinos were built in both Italy and Spain – originally created by Dinamica Meccanica Tassinari in Italy, a Spanish version was built by a former Ducati employee. As you may guess, MotoTrans was involved and they built 48cc Ducati engines under license.

The Spanish variant was built between 1969 and 1972 – Cyber Motorcycle suggests that roughly 3,700 examples came out of the Spanish plant. It was one of the better-selling folding motorcycles of the era.

I’ve only seen one of these in person before, it was at the Guadalest Motorcycle Museum (I’ve shared a Picture Intermission with you from my time there):

This example is claimed to start/run and feature the oriignal paint, though it does not have any paperwork. Find this Marcelino for sale in La Selva del Camp, Spain with a BIN of $3,500 here on eBay. Or if you prefer red, the same seller has you covered there as well.

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