Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: Not visible
Engine No: Not visible
CC: 150
MOT: Exempt

• Rare barn find Italian-built scooter from the early 1960s
• Made by Iso Rivolto, more famous for Grand Touring cars
• An interesting restoration project, unfortunately no paperwork

The Iso Rivalto company was more famous for their fabulous grand touring cars such as Grifo and Lele but they started out in a much more modest way. Renzo Rivolta’s company, based in Bresso, began making refrigeration equipment for industry and domestic use but after WW2 he could see a business opportunity to satisfy the demand in Italy for cheap motorized transport and in 1948 the Iso Scooter was born. Using a 146cc single cylinder two-stroke engine with four speeds and a 6.5bhp output, the ISO Milano was marketed as a luxury scooter designed for touring and the company became one of the largest scooter manufacturers in Italy until the 1960s when they chose to concentrate on building four-wheeled Grand Touring cars.

This c.1963 model, being offered at no reserve, was part of a large motorcycle dealers stock and taken home and stored in a barn when they closed down many years ago. The bodywork is solid and it appears to be quite complete but it has been not run for a long time so will need a complete restoration. This rare part of scooter history, especially in the UK, will make an interesting project fitted with ISOs own 150cc single cylinder engine. Unfortunately, the paperwork has gone missing over the years but it has a registration plate showing '553 LTJ' that may be recoverable.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189