The success of the Vespa in Italy and the fashion of scooters made Montesa, lacking time to design one from scratch, evaluate the possibility of manufacturing one under license in 1963. They did so with a Laverda project using a four-stroke engine which they modified in accordance with current legislation, increasing the cylinder capacity to 60cc so as not to have to put pedals on it.

Photographed at the Museu Moto Bassella Montesa Exhibition of 2021 by Mike Ricketts.

Montesa Motorcycles