A Brief History of the Marque
Manufactured by SIFEC 1953-54
40 avenue Gallieni, Bagnolet (Seine)
also 150 Avenue Roger Salengro, Champigny sur Marne (Seine)
Le Martinet Mopeds
Models include:
Royal-Fabi
Fitted with 49cc single-speed and two-speed engines
Valmobile
The Valmobile was introduced at the 1952 Paris Salon. When disassembled, it fits in a valise. The prototype was powered by a 60cc Alter, with production machines running Villiers 98cc engines.
More on the Valmobile
Martinet engines were also employed in the Racer, built in St Etienne.
Sources: Cyclememory.org, La Moto Francaise, Amis Terriens, scoot-toujours.over-blog.com, et al.
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