The first series of MS 50 (6000175-6000200) used the frame of the pre-series model. The MS 50 and its fan-cooled engine served as a template for most of the later Puch mopeds and small scooters (VS, DS, VZ, MV, MC, X50 and others). Other nicknames were "Maurerbock" and "Maurersachs". It was because of their long use in the Austrian Post also "postman-Puch" or "post-frog". The central tube of the frame, called "Stangel" in Austrian, led to the nickname "Stangelpuch". In contrast, the design solution of the tank frame connection was rated less positively. The rather small wheels in comparison to other mopeds of the time such as the NSU Quickly were considered innovative. The developer was the engineer Walter Kuttler. In autumn 1954, the MS 50 came on the market in a gray-green color. Puch began design work for the MS 50 in autumn 1952 and presented the first pre-series model in summer 1954. 2 Further technical data (MS 50, approx.
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