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Lightweight construction in 1954

Bernhard Brägger

05/06/2011

Cavanna auf einem F3 beim Bergrennen Rheineck-Walzenhausen

Almost like soapbox racing! This snapshot makes you smile. It's hard to believe that an engine is involved here.
But here Cavanna is riding an F3 at the Rheineck-Walzenhausen hill climb in 1954. One motorcycle engine and four wheels. That was it.

Consistent lightweight construction in 1954!

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