This photo really is evocative of a certain time in Italy. You can just imagine that the owner of this Vespa must have really felt like he "made it" when he bought it. Just look at the background. There are no cars on the street. There are no other scooters or motorcycles. The only thing on the road is a chicken in the foreground and a horse cart in the far background. That really tells you something... Just to put it into perspective, this was only 60 years ago.