who doesn't know the Puch Maxi?
founded by Johann Puch (pictured) a long,long time ago, the company was one of the first bicycle makers in Europe. After WWi, they expanded into motorcycle, tanks, trucks, agricultural machinery and so on. After WWII, most of the heavy industry in Austria was in ruins, so Puch re-started by making small motorcycles and mopeds in the early '50s.The Maxi is probably the bets known and most successful moped ever produced - millions are still running and licensed production of the venerable engine still continues in many parts of the world.
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For European markets, more motorcycle-like models were also produced, like the Monza (4-speed)
on the left - we got the automatic 2-speed engines on the beautiful Magnum MK-II (right)