Attention Vintage Experts: What is this?

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:00 pm

My uncle saw this scoot at a car show in FL. He couldn't find any markings on it.

Does anybody know what it is?

etak · Post by **etak** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:39 pm

Wow. Very cool. Looks like it has a bonnet like this '55 Peutgeot S57, but with the headlight in the front.

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:45 pm

It's a Cezeta.

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:45 pm

EDITed beause siobhan got it right while I was typing the wrong answer!

chas · Post by **chas** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:48 pm

Sweet merciful Christ! It looks like the unholy offspring of a scooter and a submarine!

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:50 pm

jrsjr wrote:I don't know from shineola, but I'm going to hazard a guess that is a Maicomobil.

Ya got that right

A Maicomobil has that big bulbous front end. I'd love to have a German scoot...why oh why did I pay my mortgage for a few months instead of picking up that gorgeous Goggo. Patrick, I still kick myself over it.

etak · Post by **etak** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:53 pm

siobhan wrote:It's a Cezeta.

And that's where the gas tank is - it's not a trunk?

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:54 pm

siobhan wrote:I'd love to have a German scoot...why oh why did I pay my mortgage for a few months instead of picking up that gorgeous Goggo. Patrick, I still kick myself over it.

Apparently there are running examples to be had in Cuba.

un_designer · Post by **un_designer** » Sun May 06, 2012 10:04 pm

This reminded me of some of the weird-looking scooters I saw at the Petersen Automotive Museum exhibit so I did a little search...

It's a Cezeta Scooter apparently.

http://bit.ly/K4Aeo2

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Sun May 06, 2012 10:18 pm

Thanks so much. My uncle was very curious, as was I. Since that's a Jawa product, maybe it's part of a collection that includes the Jawa motorcycle in the photo, also.

My uncle also tells me that scooters were common in the Auburn area back in the 50s when he was in college, which I found surprising. No telling if one of these was around but I believe Jawas motorcycles were fairly common so who knows?