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Just For Zefarelly
The oldest Vespa in existence is up for auction
It's registered as No. 3 of 60 prototypes built. But don't expect the scooter to go for cheap. Catawiki, the company hosting the auction, expects it to sell in the ballpark of $268,150 to $348,600. At the time of writing, the leading bid was $174,297, with five days of bidding left. Last edited by bauble; 23 Mar 2017 at 18:10. Reason: Additional Information |
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Hope you don't mind Bob, but I've corrected the spelling of Zef's name in your title.......
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PS; Met short, clean shaven, grey haired truckie, received parcel. No mention of money changing hands. I remain in your debt. Mind you poor old heart still recovering from shock of finding invoice for £30 inside!! Was this a joke? |
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You've not given him his shoes back? Good God there'll be no stopping him now!
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I've always been a Lambretta man. I'm sure some of the early models are house money now.
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My bet is on the knees. Inspired from the driver's position on the old racing side cars. May be Zef will confirm Innocenti established/broke so many records using Montlhéry facilities (close to Paris). Probably not the model shown but previous ones, because the Parisian banking was not designed for having a 2 wheeler at speed exceeding 125 mph (I did more than 146 myself with a Japauto Special and keep a wet souvenir from).
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The SIluro record breaker ( supercharged 125cc ) has recently been restored and is up and running ( minus blower) The Rimini Laambretta guys are also working with CASA Lambretta to build a modern replica.
There are some very good modern kits for Lambrettas now, I run a 186cc reed valved kit in my Series 2 Li125 which chucks out around 20 bhp. Should get me to the Celtic run in Normandy in June in good time. |
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Joe, are the parts from the Dealer Special made again? Did they have a console under the handlebar?
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Looks like you fell off it Joe !
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa ! |
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There are lots of old, and new companies making parts. the dash board you are referring to was from an LD 150 ? |
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Yes Joe thats it a 150. Our regulations made that the more than 125 cc category was merged with motorbikes hence we had few accessories or even series like your Dealers Special. Sad.
And I never understood why the Vespa was so popular vs Lambretta which seemed better in many aspects (road holding, performances, reliability). Probably marketing only? |
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