Spanish Makes (C)
Notes on some of the rarer Spanish marques
This page lists brands for which we currently have only an historical precis. For a more complete listing visit the Spanish Index.
Carbonell
Manufactured in Barcelona between 1924 and 1927 by Antoni Carbonell, a bicycle firm, these were fitted with 175cc Villiers engines. Production was limited.
Source: ca.wikipedia.org
Cedrón
These motorcycles were created by J. Cedrón in his workshop at Calle Montesa in Madrid using restored war surplus machines in 1951.
Source: OTTW
Cil
Luis Iriondo of Eibar, Guipúzcoa, built motorised bicycles named Cil and Super Cil using Terrot engines from 1948 to ca 1950.
Source: OTTW
Centauro
Built by Carlos Sotelo Fernández of Palma in the Balearic Islands, this was a one-off based on a Lambretta LI 150. Fitted with two seats with upright backrests, it resembles some of the maxi-scooters built many decades later.
The machine survives in the Bassella Museo Moto of Barcelona.
Several other firms use the Centaur brand.
Sources: OTTW, et al.
Cimera 1948~1955
Colibri 1948-1953
Colibrí Timeless Scooters
Vicente Fulias established the Colibrí Timeless Scooters company in Vigo in 2016. Scooters were assembled using components imported mainly from Asia.
Models included
Avanti: 125 cc 4T engine, 2017
Carolina: 125 cc 4T engine, 2016
Motorino 50: 50 cc engine, 2017
Scooter 10: 50 cc engine, 2016
Vendetta: 125 cc 4T engine, 2017
In 2022 their website announced they were in liquidation.
Website: colibri.red
Sources: OTTW, colibri.red, et al.
CP
This velomotor of the 1950s was built in Valencia using a two-stroke engine with friction drive to the rear wheel.
Source: OTTW.
Cremsa 1950s-1960s
CSR
Calvo Soleto Racing of Barcelona, was founded in 2004 Carlos Sotelo a Paris-Dakar competitor in the 90s with a number of good placings.
The machines originated in China, and the range included 125cc four-stroke scooters along with road and off-road motorcycles of 90, 125, 150 200 and 250cc, along with a variety of quads from 50cc to 500cc.
In 2006 he marketed a Paris-Dakar enduro machine under the name CSV
In 2012 an electric scooter was announced, to be marketed by a new company named Silence
CSR has a motorcycle design team, production facilities and warehouse operations in Barcelona.
Sources: OTTW, scootersales.com.au, et al.
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