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Rob Miller opened Simply Retro in 2015 and since then he’s been involved in producing some fantastic custom and restoration scooters. We sent Stu Smith to check out what Rob’s been up to… Early start Rob explained that as a teenager he’d been lucky where he lived in Stapleford because it was close to the…

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The Start to ’77 is an illustrated novel, co-written by drummer Rick Buckler, based on the Jam’s early years during which they graduated from the Woking working men’s club circuit to London’s exploding punk scene, before ending the Queen’s Silver Jubilee year with a clutch of successful singles and two Top 30 albums. But as…

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Guy Topper’s exploits with The Cooler and his subsequent engine development were an inspiration to Jaime de Prat Salomone. When it comes to customising a scooter you must have a clear vision of what you are trying to achieve; this one is derived from exactly that… Jaime de Prat Salomone or ‘Jaime Supereibar’ as he…

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I’m really delighted to have been able to put this supplement together. For quite some time now, we have been repackaging some of our great editorial features and stories into handy and helpful guides, so that you could locate any one section of tech information at a glance, without having to trawl through many pages…

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‘Unique’ is a much overused word yet it doesn’t come close to describing the glory that is Maskes Vespa Klassiekers. Situated on a side street in the centre of Rijen, approximately an hour east of Rotterdam, Maskes Vespa Klassiekers (MVK) is the brainchild of Peter Maas, better known as Maske, and his partner Hilde. “It…

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It’s almost a decade since Mauro Pascoli opened his incredible Vespa museum. Stan paid him a visit to see what’s new. There’s no doubt that Mauro Pascoli is an incredible man. At 15, an age when most of us were struggling with teenage angst, he persuaded his father to act as a guarantor so he…

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Caranaby Scooters is probably best known for its LML specials but as Stan found out there’s much more to this Berkshire dealership. Operating as an Independent dealership, Carnaby is able to offer a wide product range including LML, Scomadi, Sym, Peugeot and more recently Lambretta. “My ethos is very simple,” begins Richard Cooney, founder and…

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Mention AF Rayspeed and the first machine which springs to mind is the legendary ‘S Type’, but we should never forget their other timeless classic, the Team Lambretta. Ever since Arthur Francis first produced the ‘S Type’ in the mid-1960s, it has achieved cult-like status. When Ray Kemp took over the company a decade later,…

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Women’s textiles and tuned Vespas may not be an obvious combination but in the world of corporate sponsorship anything goes. Metal I’ll go out on a limb here and say that when German fashion house Lieblingsstück commissioned this Vespa it was a bold move. We’ve all grown accustomed to the use, or more often misuse,…

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