Features

When a Vespa enthusiast unexpectedly meets a former Lambretta racer, ‘brand allegiances’ are set aside for a common cause… the love of scooters. Who knows what interesting characters you are going to bump into during an otherwise boring and mundane day at work? I certainly didn’t! I work in a small primary school near Macclesfield…

Continue reading »

Though scooter racing dropped out of the limelight in the mid-70s, to those taking part it was still as popular and championships were there to be won. Richard Wilfang was in it to win it. The scooter racing boom of the late 1960s and early 1970s was a heavily contested and well-promoted affair in its…

Continue reading »

Having dressed numerous film and music video stars, it’s unsurprising that Roger Burton has decided to not only document his time in the business, but also the collection of attire he’s amassed along the way. Rebel Threads is a book spanning the range of British youth subcultures from the war onwards and delving into the…

Continue reading »

Phil Daniels’ portrayal of crazy, mixed-up Jimmy Cooper in The Who’s 1979 Brit-flick classic Quadrophenia, created the first — and possibly last — parka-wearing, Mod idol of the silver screen. But unlike his character, Phil has only recently taken to riding scooters, as our reporter, Andy Gray, discovered. What took you so long to sort…

Continue reading »

Thirty years ago the LCGB embarked on a trip from one end of the country to the other, uniting its members like never before… During the early months of 1988, members of the Lambretta Club Great Britain were informed through the club magazine New Jet Set of a rather daunting challenge. It was announced that…

Continue reading »

Fat Boy 3 prepared a Lambretta Lui 50 to take part in a series of off-road endurance races. Last month we gave an overview of the build and conversions; we now take a look at how the beast performed… Day At The Races Route 34 Motopark in Hampshire is a purpose-built, off-road complex. There are…

Continue reading »

Denis is a man with a rather ‘colourful’ musical past.

Continue reading »