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| Goggo Scooter with Royal Sidecar |
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| Type 1955 with 200 cc and 10" wheels |
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| ADAC rallye Germany 1953
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| ADAC winter rallye 1955
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From a journey came an idea....
On a journey through Italy, which lead Andreas Glas to an exhibition of agriculture machinery in Verona, an idea was borne, which was to lead the agriculture machinery manufacturer GLAS into a new era.
One started with two wheels to get into the vehicle manufacturing business, which was shortly after the currency reform in post war Germany still none existing. After a short development period in 1951 98 scooters were sold. First equipped with 120 cc engine and 2-speed transmission from Ilo, than replaced by a version using a 125 cc motor with a 3-speed transmission. The name "Goggo" was given to the scooter by Andreas's youngest son, who had the nickname "Goggi"
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Since these small speed demons sold well, because they were affordable and well built, the model line-up was constantly being improved. The 125 cc was soon replaced by a 150 cc, back then they were already available with a sidecar and later with a 200 cc version. Several manufacturers like Stolz or Steib offered sidecars. By the end of 1954 a deluxe version of the Goggo scooter was offered with 10-inch wheels and an electric dyna-start system.
With seven different models offered, the company GLAS belonged next to Vespa and Zündapp to the three most important scooter manufacturers in Germany. Many times, GLAS exported 50% of all German built scooters. There were days when 120 scooters per day came of the production lines. In December of 1953, 3-wheeled utility scooters were added to the model line-up. Altogether from 1951 to end of 1956 46,500 scooters were produced. These were also the hay days of the Goggo clubs, which with support from GLAS popped up all over. However, the trend to small enclosed automobiles stopped this development abruptly and this is why a 98 cc version, called the "Junior Goggo& was never marketed. With the GLAS production lines changing to small automobiles, scooter production was completely stopped by the end of 1956..
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