Help identify my dumpster find

[shoreblack]

found sticking out of a dumpster. only badge on the bike says Totowa Kart Shop 149 Linwood Avenue Paterson Nj. Has 2.5-8 Pirelli Ciclomotore tires on spoked wheels. it has a belt drive jackshaft with a plastic pulley and uses a clutch brake. Im thinking Italian? Im stumped.

 

[shoreblack]

View attachment 249158 found sticking out of a dumpster. only badge on the bike says Totowa Kart Shop 149 Linwood Avenue Paterson Nj. Has 2.5-8 Pirelli Ciclomotore tires on spoked wheels. it has a belt drive jackshaft with a plastic pulley and uses a clutch brake. Im thinking Italian? Im stumped.

also has a serial number *111989*

 

[markus]

It's a Broncco TX-11 Fantichino, they were for small children, they used a small Aspera ZH 2 stroke engine that was like 60cc

Left side of the add:

 

[shoreblack]

It's a Broncco TX-11 Fantichino, they were for small children, they used a small Aspera ZH 2 stroke engine that was like 60cc

Left side of the add:

thanks so much. that is great information

 

[Rapidrob]

What a neat find!

 

[manchester1]

Congrats on your find. If your going to fix that up and change things around, I could use a brake lever as I have a all original Fantichino.

 

[shoreblack]

Thanks! definitely one of the smaller frames Ive seen. I'd like to keep it as original as I can and leave the brake levers and handlebars. Does anyone know if this bike was manufactured in Italy? Are the Broncco and Fantic minicycles the same thing? thanks!!

 

[markus]

Thanks! definitely one of the smaller frames Ive seen. I'd like to keep it as original as I can and leave the brake levers and handlebars. Does anyone know if this bike was manufactured in Italy? Are the Broncco and Fantic minicycles the same thing? thanks!!

yes they were the same company, and yes made in Italy.