Vintage Motorcycle (Scooter) “Rumi Formichino”Brand: Fonderie Officine Rumimodel: Formichinocountry: Italy - Bergamoyear: 1955 - 6condition: restoreddisplacement: 124.6 (bore and stroke 42 x 45)engine: two-stroke horizontal twin-cylindergearbox: four-speed blockIn the wake of the success of the Vespa and Lambretta, Rumi felt the need to produce its own scooter. The mythology of the house's admirers has it that the absolutely unique shape of the Formichino was shaped directly in clay by Donnino Rumi after having fixed the engine on two stands. In fact, the load-bearing body of this gigantic mechanical insect is cast in aluminum alloy in just two parts: the front one incorporates the tank, fork and headlight, the rear one everything else. It also had some success in competitions, winning the twenty-ninth Bol d'Or, which was followed by a small run of Formichinis with this name. From 1958, production was licensed