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c.1970 Montesa Brio 50cc
Chassis no. 37M0447
Engine no. 37M0447
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Chassis no. 37M0447
Engine no. 37M0447
No reserve price
No registration
No MOT
The name is well chosen; Brio perfectly sums up Montesa’s ambition for this machine. Not merely a means of transport, not a soulless machine, but a moped that embraces its personality and seeks to convey something to the rider. In the Montesa range of the time, the Brio succeeded the earlier Ciclo and Mini in targeting the light urban market, with a more assertive and coherent offering than its predecessors.
Its 50cc two-stroke engine is a piece of machinery directly inherited from Barcelona’s engineering expertise: reliable, well-built, and with a finish of a higher quality than the category average. The Brio’s styling was modern for its time, its lines more taut and dynamic than those of the utility mopeds dominating the Spanish market in the early 1970s. Montesa knew that a machine bearing its name had to stand out, even in the small-displacement category.
1970 was a year of full maturity for Montesa. The Cota dominated world trial racing, the Cappra excelled in motocross, and Pedro Permanyer’s company was shining brighter than ever. The Brio benefited from this favourable context, built in the same workshops, by the same men, with the same exacting standards that had produced Spain’s most respected competition machines.
Given these factors, the brief but successful run of the Montesa Brío 50 between 1970 and 1971 is remarkable. It spent very little time on the market, but long enough to reach sales of 1,900 units. As can be seen, this is a model very similar in design to Derbi motorcycles, featuring a single-tube steel frame, also known as a ‘fishbone’ frame.
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Please note that this lot must be collected after the sale near Bagnères-de-Luchon, in the Central Pyrenees, in the town of Les - Lérida; collection must take place between 5 and 10 May 2026.
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The name is well chosen; Brio perfectly encapsulates Montesa’s ambition for this machine. Not merely a means of transport, not a soulless piece of machinery, but a moped that embraces its own personality and seeks to convey something to the rider. In Montesa’s range at the time, the Brio succeeded the earlier Ciclo and Mini in targeting the light urban market, with a more assertive and coherent offering than its predecessors.
Its 50cc two-stroke engine is a piece of machinery directly inherited from Barcelona’s engineering expertise: reliable, well-built, and with a finish of a higher quality than the category average. The Brio’s styling was modern for its time, its lines more taut and dynamic than those of the utility mopeds dominating the Spanish market in the early 1970s. Montesa knew that a machine bearing its name had to stand out, even in the small-displacement category.
1970 was a year of full maturity for Montesa. The Cota dominated world trial racing, the Cappra excelled in motocross, and Pedro Permanyer’s company was shining brighter than ever. The Brio benefited from this favourable context, built in the same workshops, by the same men, with the same exacting standards that had produced Spain’s most respected competition machines.
Given these factors, the brief but successful run of the Montesa Brío 50 between 1970 and 1971 is remarkable. It spent very little time on the market, but long enough to reach sales of 1,900 units. As can be seen, this is a model very similar in design to Derbi motorcycles, featuring a single-tube steel frame, also known as a ‘fishbone’ frame.
No reserve price