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1950 Lambretta Model C

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Name of scooter: Longoni Replica.
Model: Lambretta Model C.
Inspiration for project: Scooter racing pioneers of the late 1940s and 50s.
Time to build: Eight years on and off, still not finished.
Specialised parts: The whole thing, practically nothing is standard.
Engine: Fully worked 125cc with Varitronic ignition.
Carburettor: Dellorto SS 27C.
Exhaust: One-off hand built as per the original Innocenti race department development.
Other unique details: 18 litre long-range tank to name one obvious one.
Paintwork: Innocenti racing red.
Engraving: My name and date in a hidden place.
Chrome: Very little.
Advice for anyone starting a project: Do plenty of research and don’t just rely on the internet. Think it through and plan an achievable course of action before you start. Then save up three times the amount of money you think you’ll spend and double it
Anything to add to the scooter: An original Dellorto air filter and the correct type of fuel filter, if I can ever find one. Also a mural of Longoni if I can find out his birth and death dates and some other special art work, I’ve got planned.
Favourite dealer: The internet, I’m in Australia!
Thanks: I’d just like to thank several people for their invaluable help throughout this project; Tino Sacchi, Larry Still, Shannon and Gill Skidmore, Craig O’Dwyer, Vittoria Tessera, Paolo Catani, Dean Orton, Howard Chambers, Sergio Sciarpetti, Colin Bathe, Peter Shannon and Dean Cording.

• Read the full feature in Scootering magazine - February 2012!