As we begin this blog, I'm going to introduce some recurring features. One of them is "From the Archives". When I find a great picture from the past, I'll post it up here for all to enjoy. So here is the first. It is a picture of a few Vespa racers from the 1950's.
These guys appear to be trading off riders on a works-prepared Vespa race scooter. I'll have to do a bit more research on this scooter. It looks like an amalgam of GS and handlebar scooters. Note the 10" four lug wheels and handlebar controls. The front fender looks to be a GS item, but with the addition of a strange headlight housing. The headlight housing is not stock, note the small size and lumpy shape at the back. One other cool item is the extended range fuel tank - that thing is huge! The tank would necessitate a small saddle seat over a more comfortable bench seat.
Thanks to racing retro for finding this picture.
These guys appear to be trading off riders on a works-prepared Vespa race scooter. I'll have to do a bit more research on this scooter. It looks like an amalgam of GS and handlebar scooters. Note the 10" four lug wheels and handlebar controls. The front fender looks to be a GS item, but with the addition of a strange headlight housing. The headlight housing is not stock, note the small size and lumpy shape at the back. One other cool item is the extended range fuel tank - that thing is huge! The tank would necessitate a small saddle seat over a more comfortable bench seat.Thanks to racing retro for finding this picture.