The Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Southport that produced 98 cc scooters developed by managing director John Dolphin from the military Welbike motorcycle. Production of the Corgi scooter for the UK market began in 1948 and 27,050 were manufactured before production ended in October 1954.
British Paratrooper re-enactor wearing a Parachute Regiment beret on a Corgi mini motorcycle in 2010
Brockhouse Corgi Mk2
John Robert Vernon Dolphin was a British engineer and inventor, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service and then became the Commanding Officer of the top-secret Second World War Special Operations Executive (SOE) "Station IX", where specialist military equipment was developed. During his time there his inventions included the Welman submarine and the Welbike.
Welbike
Model of a Welfreighter Mark III
Modern mobility scooters
Modern indoor rowing machines