RARE 51 YEAR OLD HEINKEL TOURIST SCOOTER, EUROPEAN 1960's "SCOOTER-CULT"-ICON

US AND CANADIAN BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE;BECAUSE OF RECENT UPGRADED SECURITYREGULATIONS I CAN ONLY SHIP VEHICLES TO PERSONS IN THE US OR CANADA WHOARE IN THE POSSESSION OF AN OFFICIAL AND VALID PASSPORT.(AN ID-CARD OR DRIVERS-LICENSE ETC. ARE NOT GETTING ACCEPTED ANYMORE BYAUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY A RECIPIENT).
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE ABLE TO MEET WITH THIS REQUIREMENT BEFOREBIDDING, R MAKE SURE YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE IN LINE WITH A VALID US ORCANADIAN PASSPORT WHO IS WILLING TO HELP YOU OUT ON THIS.

Brief History of the Marque:

Ernst Heinkel was one of the great aircraft designers, uring WWII responsible for some of thebest German fighters and bombers.

In 1949 he designed his first scooter, ut production did not begin until 1954 when the Tourist appeared,an advanced design with electric start, -speed gearbox and 12 volt electrics.

HeinkelmanufacturedThe Tourist in five series: the 101 A0 (1953–1954), he 102 A1 (1954–1955), he 103 A0 (1955–1957), he 103 A1 (1957–1960), nd the 103 A2 (1960–1965). The story goes that the four-stroke engine was designed during the Second World War and was meant to propel little tractors on airfields to supply bomber planes with their load.

Some more information about the 'Tourist' can be found here;

http://www.heinkel-club.de/t3/fileadmin/images/fahrzeuge/prospekt/103a2_sw.pdf

http://www.heinkel-club.de/t3/fileadmin/images/fahrzeuge/prospekt/103a2.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_Tourist

The high quality Heinkel Tourist was considered to be the 'Rolls-Royce' ofscooters back in the days, here also now this scooter is after 51 years stillin a fairly decent and running condition.
The odometer-reading is 32450 km/20205 mile, .have no history with itthat shows that this is correct, hough judging by the condition of the wholemachine this could well be the case.
The paint is old and clearly showing age by having a few little dings,-scratches and -markings, here also on the rest of the machine traces of age (light surface rust) and use are present.
This Heinkel has until very recent lived its entire life in Germany and wastakenoutof regular use already back in the mid 1970's, ut the engine starts instantly and is running nicely.
With the scooter is still the original factory-warranty sheet (only this warrantyran out some fifty years ago!) and the original owners-manual with matching numbers (in German language,see images).
This Tourist comes with an official European certificate of origin, hich documentwill be issued in your name and states the make, odel, ear of manufacture,displacement and other details, lusan official bill of sale frommy company here in Belgium. Furthermore I’ll make sure that all the correctexport-paperwork will be in place before the bike leaves from here, hichdocuments will make the process of importing it into the US an easy ride.
-On this listing I’moffering a special (fully sealed) motorcycle crate, arefulpacking and physical shipping from here in Belgium to a US CFS as close aspossible to you at my expense, eaning that I will pay for having the scootercrated and all handling etc. plus the ocean-freight charge, here you areresponsible for all charges at your end, ike entry fees, ort, andling andeventually broker fees.If you want any additional information about this, lease ask before you placea bid.
Furthermore, hen you want to receive some better photo's of thescooter/shipping, r want to recieve more information about this item, ust let meknow.
I accept PayPal payments.-Additional information to this listing;
I only offer shipping by sea, here of course we can advise you on forehand about the process of importing themachine into your country. Like can be read in the link,this antique scooter is because of its age and displacement exempt from USimport-duty and EPA regulations;https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/278/~/importing-classic-or-antique-vehicles-%2F-cars-for-personal-use

The crate will safely sail in a sealed container and the shipment is fullyinsured for eventual damage/loss.

I always do the packing myself and will send you a good set of photo's of the process of packing and actual delivery at the Antwerp warehouse of the shipping-company as soon as everything's finished.