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c.1950 Presto Confort Mosquito 38-A
Chassis no. not specified
Engine no. 4270
No reserve price
Fees include commission and taxes.
Chassis no. not specified
Engine no. 4270
No reserve price
No registration
No MOT
The Mosquito was designed by Garelli and launched in 1946 in post-war Italy. This small 38cc auxiliary engine, hence its designation 38-A, was an ingenious response to an era hungry for low-cost mobility. Its design is disarmingly simple: a miniature two-stroke engine, mounted by friction on the front wheel of any bicycle, driving it simply by contact with the sidewall of the tyre. Lightweight, economical and easily adaptable, it spread rapidly throughout Europe and fitted thousands of ordinary bicycles, transforming them into mopeds overnight.
The Presto Confort is the model featuring this mechanism. A Spanish bicycle brand, Presto produced sturdy, well-built bicycles, with the Confort range specifically targeting customers seeking practicality and everyday reliability. The combination of the Presto frame and the Mosquito engine forms a coherent whole, representative of an era when the motorisation of bicycles was as much a social necessity as a technical innovation.
A model dating from around 1950 is one of the very first of this generation, produced in the years immediately following the launch of the Mosquito, when enthusiasm for these small auxiliary engines was at its peak.
For any enquiries or to receive a condition report, please contact us on 06.52.56.31.11 or write to the following address: motos@aguttes.com
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.
Aguttes can assist you with the transport and delivery of your motorbikes; personalised quotes can be provided, so please do not hesitate to contact us regarding this.
The Mosquito was designed by Garelli and launched in 1946 in post-war Italy. This small 38cc auxiliary engine, hence its designation 38-A, was an ingenious solution to the demand for affordable mobility at the time. Its design is disarmingly simple: a miniature two-stroke engine, mounted via friction on the front wheel of any bicycle, driving it simply by contact with the sidewall of the tyre. Lightweight, economical and easily adaptable, it spread rapidly throughout Europe and was fitted to thousands of ordinary bicycles, transforming them into mopeds overnight.
The Presto Confort is the model featuring this mechanism. A Spanish bicycle brand, Presto produced sturdy, well-built bicycles, with the Confort range specifically targeting customers seeking practicality and everyday reliability. The combination of the Presto frame and the Mosquito engine forms a coherent whole, representative of an era when the motorisation of bicycles was as much a social necessity as a technical innovation.
A model dating from around 1950 is one of the very first of this generation, produced in the years immediately following the launch of the Mosquito, when enthusiasm for these small auxiliary engines was at its peak.
No reserve price