October 2011 Archives

Here is a website that gives some basic instructions on how to make a neat wooden Vespa/sidecar combo.  This site is for pinewood derby competitions, but I think this would be great to use to just make a cool toy for a kid, maybe yours!

Children's record - I can't imagine that many of these survived the abuse of a kid's record player. Peter Pan Records (1964). Made in USA.

While the Italians would never pass up the opportunity to put a scantily-clad woman astide one of their scooters in an advertisement... the Japanese had a very different approach - SUMOI!!

Friend of the site, Paul in North Carolina, emailed me awhile back when he found a Sears smallframe 125. He ended up buying in, and got it going with a little tinkering. As you can see in the photo above, the Sears 125 has some unique features. It was a one-year only model for Sears, and was sold the last year that they sold Vespas. It has the "mickey mouse" tail light that was produced by Siem to comply with US regulations for that year only. All in all, it was a great find, and you can follow Paul's adventures riding it on his blog.

This nifty card can be found here at 1973. It is a UK based shop, so I'm not sure if it is available in the US

From Cycle World Magazine, 1962

Via: Silencetv, hat tip to Ride the Machine.

Red Bull did some sort of promotion in Italy where they allowed a bunch of Vespas and Lambrettas to ride on Fiat's strange test track in Lingotto, Italy. Motoblog.it was there, and got some great photos. This one is my favorite.