Sanglas

The company was born with the intention of positioning itself as an alternative to brands like BMW, Zündapp or DKW to provide motor vehicles to official agencies.

It was founded by two young students of engineering of Barcelone, brothers Javier and Martin Sanglas with financial back up by their father, a textile entrepreneur.

At the same time, a substantially improved version of the mountain model, the Montaña II, was introduced, having increased torque and power (25 hp).

In 1958 the annual production reached 500 units; this led to a transfer from Poble Nou to a more modern factory located in El Hospitalet.

During the financial and political crises of those years, the staff level was reduced from 200 to 50 with many of the components being outsourced; for example, the new Sanglas 400 engine was a British unit (Villiers 250cc 2-strokw) branded as "Rovena".

At the end of the 1950s, due to the dominance of four-wheeled vehicles, many motorcycle manufacturers were forced to reduce the engine displacement of their models.

In 1970, a folding multi-use model of 49 cc, low-maintenance secondary transmission by cardan and only 28 kg of weight is designed, but lacking funds for production, the project was dismissed.

By 1973 the demand for motorcycles of great size and power had increased, but Sanglas manages to sell only 474 units because of their lack of performance.