1960 Heinkel Tourist 175cc
No Reserve

Lot 11 (National Motorcycle Museum, 19th December 2020)

Sold for £2,530

(including buyers premium)

Lot details

Registration No: 863 ALE
Frame No: 0213939
Engine No: 563950
CC: 175cc
MOT: Exempt

• UK-supplied to Liverpool and only one former keeper from new
• A true barn-find discovery, following 44 years of dry storage
• Registered 863 ALE, which could be transferred at the discretion of the new owner
• Fantastic patina with original blue paintwork and factory decals
• Said to be "unmolested" and "very solid and original throughout"
• Supplied with its original green logbook, a 1983-dated V5c registration document and an MOT certificate / tax disk from it's last year on the road (1976)
• Said to run well when the carburettor float bowl is filled, however the fuel tank will require cleaning before being put back into use
• Cherished registration number '863 ALE' reputedly recently valued by regplates.co.uk at £1600
• Offered without reserve

The Heinkel Tourist was designed and manufactured by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke from 1953 to 1965. More than 100,000 were manufactured and sold. The Tourist was sold as an upmarket scooter and gained the unofficial title of 'The Rolls-Royce of Scooters'. It was more expensive than a Vespa or a Lambretta, and was generally heavier, faster and more comfortable / stable.

For more information, please contact:
Adam Sykes
adam.sykes@handh.co.uk
07429 600332