General Information

Serial #

MK1 M5350

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

TUBULAR STEEL FRAME/ ALUMINUM PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES/ SYNTHETIC SEAT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

120.0 cm

Width

48.0 cm

Height

90.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Motorcycle vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Brockhouse

Country

United Kingdom

State/Province

Unknown

City

Southport

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Corgi Motorcycle Company was founded by managing director John Dolphin at the end of the Second World War to develop a civilian version of his 98 cc Welbike. The Welbike had been designed at The Frythe in Hertordshire and was intended to be dropped by parachute in order to support airborne troops. Brockhouse Engineering of Southport, UK built Corgi scooters (powered by an Excelsior Spryt Autocycle engine) under licence and many were exported to the United States between 1947 to 1954. Sold through a department store the Corgi was branded the Indian Papoose for the US market. Production of the Corgi scooter for the UK market began in 1948 and 27,050 were manufactured before production ended in October 1954.

Function

GENERAL TRANSPORTATION ?/ MILITARY DUTIES ?/ FOLDS DOWN FOR EASY TRANSPORTATION/ EASILLY ASSEMBLED/ DESIGNED FOR & USED BY PARATROPS ?

Technical

The main difference between the Corgi scooter and the Welbike was that the Corgi's frame was more solid (as weight was no longer such an issue) and it had a fuel tank in the normal motorcycle position between the handlebars and the saddle. Both were otherwise very similar with small wheels and folding handlebars and seat. Both had 98 cc two-stroke engine with a single gear. The original Corg (MKI) scooter was started by pushing, but the Mark II was fitted with a kick start and two clutches.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED INTO CRANKCASE BEHIND CYLINDER HEAD ON RIGHT IS: `MK 1 BES157 M5350'/ IN CAST RAISED LETTERS ON CRANKCASE RIGHT IS: `Excelsior Spryt', MFR PLATE LOCATED BELOW THIS READS: `A/ BROCKHOUSE/ PRODUCT/..../ MADE IN ENGLAND'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FRAME, FUEL TANK, WHEEL RIMS ALL PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK TIRES & SEAT

Decoration

N/A