D.K.R Capella Motor Scooter

Made:
1961 in Wolverhampton

D.K.R. Capella motor scooter, 1961. Due to traffic congestion, high fuel costs and inadequate parking the motor scooter was becoming increasingly popular in Europe in the late 1950s. D.K.R Scooters Ltd started producing scooters in 1957, and in 1961 they brought out the Capella. The Capella was given a new style and body work and replaced most of DKR’s other models. The Capella’s basic design is typical of many of the scooters being produced in the 1960s while scooters and mopeds were reaching their peak of popularity. The growing scooter culture is illustrated by the production of the ‘Scooter Weekly’ supplement to the magazine ‘Motorcycling’. The Capella ran for five years until DKR Scooters ceased production in 1966.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
1961-104
Measurements:
overall: 1200 mm x 600 mm x 1900 mm,
type:
motor cycles
credit:
D.K.R. Scooters

Parts

D.K.R Capella Motor Scooter

D.K.R Capella Motor Scooter

D.K.R. Capella motor scooter, 1961. Due to traffic congestion, high fuel costs and inadequate parking the motor scooter was becoming increasingly popular in Europe in the late 1950s. D.K.R Scooters Ltd started producing scooters in 1957, and in 1961 they brought out the Capella. The Capella was given a new style and body work and replaced most of DKR’s other models. The Capella’s basic design is t...

Measurements:
overall: 1200 mm x 600 mm x 1900 mm,
Object Number:
1961-104/1
type:
motor cycles
Inner Tube for D.K.R Capella Motor Scooter

Inner Tube for D.K.R Capella Motor Scooter

Inner tube for D.K.R. Capella motor scooter, 1961.

Measurements:
overall: 390 mm x 80 mm x 390 mm,
Object Number:
1961-104/2
type:
inner tube