Montesa Motorcycle ID Numbers

The information below is an archive of a page formerly found at www.amsracing.com/montesa.htm, with some additions.^[1]

02=Impala 175cc
03=Impala 175cc Sport
10-Cota 25 Trials
11=Cota Trials 4-speed 250
12-175 Texas
13=Diablo 250cc
14=Enduro 175cc
18=Cappra MX 125cc
19=Cota 172cc
20=Cota 49
21=Cota Trials 5spd 250cc
23=LaCross 250cc
24=Scorpion 250cc
25=Impala Sport 250cc
27=Mini Moped
28=Cota Trials 6-spd 125cc
29= Cota 200
30=Scorpion 50
33=Cappra 250cc
34=King Scorpion 250cc
36=Cappra GP MX 360cc(early)
38=125 VA
43=Cappra GP 5-spd 250cc
44=King Scorpion "Automix"
45=Rapita 250
46=Cappra GP 360cc
50=Cota 25C
51=Cota 348-349
53=Cappra GP 4-spd 250cc
54=Enduro 250
63=Cappra MX 250cc
66=Cappra 360 (1976 up)
73=Cappra 250 (1974 up)

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Here is an example of the parts numbering system: 21.60.03801,
21-Cota 5-spd, 60-engine group, 03801-head pipe
Here is another, 02.30.010= 02=Impala, 30=front fork, 010=crown
 

Here are the Group numbers:

20=Frame
30=Front fork
35=Lower fork
40=Rear suspension
50=Wheel & Hubs
55=Brake
60=Engine
61=Ignition
62=Carburetor
63=Clutch
64=Transmission
65=Kick starter
66=Gear change
70=Lighting
80=Speedo & Horn
87=Tools
90-99=Hardware

Prefixes 5, 6, 7, 12, 15, D, H, & U are miscellaneous components.
0/000 through 000/000 are AMAL carburettor components.

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Montesa Capra Numbers
I tabulated these production numbers for Montesa. Can anyone add to them, correct, contradict or otherwise illuminate.

1966 LA cross 66 Modelo 250: 1333

1967 Cappra 250 M33 207

1968 Cappra 250 GP M53 250
Cappra 360 GP M56 506

1969 Cappra 250 "GP FIVE" 53M 1100
Cappra 360 "GP/DS" 46M 205

1970 Cappra 125 "MX" 18M 1855

1971 Cappra 250 "MX" 63M 1100
Cappra 250 "MX" (nuevo amort/escape)

1973 Cappra 250 "VR" 73M 2400

1974 Cappra 250 "V75" 73M 600

1975 Cappra 250 "VA" 73M 900
Cappra 360 "VA" 66M 465

1976 Cappra 125 "VB" 38M 800
Cappra 250 "VB" 73M 1200
Cappra 360 "VB" "76" 66M 800

1978 Cappra 250 "VB" "78" 73M 1600
Cappra 360 "VB" "78" 66M 400
Cappra 125 "VA"
Cappra 414 "VG" 66M02575

1979 Cappra 125 "VE" 38M 400
Cappra 250 "VE" 73M 1400
Cappra 414 "VE" 66M 474

1980 Cappra 125 "VF" 38M2878
Cappra 250 "VF" 73M 600
Cappra 414 "VF" 63M 339

1981 Cappra 250 "VG" 73M15939

Numbers tabulated from http://www.montesaweb.com/f-home-cast.htm

There are some obvious blanks; 1974 and 1977 numbers missing, and variations such as some years no numbers for 125 or 360's. Were they not produced?

Did MX production start in 1966 and end in 1981?

Cheers, and thanks, Graeme.

From the Spanish Motorcycle Forum

Notes
The amsracing.com Montesa ID page is back online, Nov 2020.

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