Rhonson Mopeds

Rhonsonette c.1957 VAP

Rhonson 1955 NSU 98cc

A Brief History of the Marque

Manufactured:
195 Avenue Félix-Faure
Lyon

The brand name is a contraction of the names of the two rivers which meet at Lyon, Rhône and Saone

Models include:

• 
  N° 1, VAP 49.9cc two-stroke
  1955 3 speed ABG
  1955 NSU 98cc, N° 15
  1955 V.R. 98, N° 17
  1955 VAP 55 Grand Luxe N° 8
  1955 VAP B Monovitesse N° 4 48cc (N° 4 bis with telescopic forks)
  1955 VAP G Grand Luxe 2 Vitesse N° 5 (as per N° 4 but 2 speed)
  1955 Mistral 48cc N° 10 and N° bis
  1957 Villiers 98cc N° 17
  1957 ABG VAP 110cc N° 16
  1958 N° 16, 110cc
  1958-1959 N° 16. TER 110cc

Sources: Cyclememory.org, period advertisements.

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