This particular Centaur apparently came from Tyrells Racing Factory in Woking when they closed down their workshops, and was rumoured to have been used by them as a paddock bike in the early sixties.

The engine is an American Clinton 49cc. It runs, and you start it like a lawnmower, with a pull-cord.

The scooter was manufactured by Lombard Industries in Massachusetts, between 1960 and 1962, and sold for $410.