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£1,763
c.1982 EMPOLINI TRIPLET THREE WHEELER PICK-UP
Christies • United Kingdom • 1 Jul 2005
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AI Listing Summary
This is a rare 1982 Empolini Triplet, an Italian three-wheeled pick-up, that was intended to be used as a wheelbarrow but was retired early due to incompatibility with the terrain. It has been part of a collection since the mid-1980s, never registered for road use, and remains in a condition consistent with its limited usage.
It features a 49cc Minarelli engine and was built using many Piaggio parts. Sold with a copy of an original sales brochure.
Condition
7
The Empolini Triplet is in a condition consistent with its limited usage. It has been unused since the mid-1980s. This makes it a remarkable example of an extremely rare vehicle.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
DGM161140M11M*D938*
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
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RHD/LHD:
LHD
c.1982 EMPOLINI TRIPLET THREE WHEELER PICK-UP
Chassis No.
DGM161140M11M*D938*
Engine: single cylinder, two-stroke, 49cc; Gearbox: three speed manual; Suspension: front, coil spring, rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: hydraulic drums all round.
Single seater.
In 1946 former ship-fitter and aeronautical manufacturer Piaggio created one of the most recognisable style icons of the Twentieth century: the Vespa.
Two years later they released a vehicle which would be credited with an instrumental role in rebuilding Italy's economy, the Ape (pronounced "Appay") commercial.
This scooter-based three-wheeler offered small and economical carrying facilities to small businesses, traders, and farmers, and was an immediate success.
It did not take long for this success to find its imitators, and a number of companies sprung up offering similar products.
One of these was Milan-based Empolini, an enterprise about which very little is known.
It would seem that the company...
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