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A rare and only vaguely documented prototype foldaway Lambretta has resurfaced. Exactly what was Innocenti thinking when it was made? Recently purchased by leading Lambretta parts manufacturer and collector Tino Sacchi is a rare Innocenti prototype foldaway Lambretta. Originally built in the late 1950s at the factory in Milan it then went on to be…

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Can Vespa’s new Sei Giorni be a fitting tribute to the legendary 1950s racers? Stan took one around the original circuit to find out. The original When the Vespa team secured nine gold medals in the 1951 International Six Day Trial it was a victory that Enrico Piaggio could not have foreseen just five years…

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Since the late 1980s, one scooter dealer has independently stood out from the rest and pioneered importation from India: Scooter Restorations… Paul Brierley has always had a passion for scooters and most notably the Lambretta which is where his real interest lies. He got his first scooter as a young teenager in 1980 and today…

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Lads in snide Gucci sweaters and chicks riding on the back of Yamaha Genesis FZR1000s. If those two images don’t scream 80s, nothing does… Welcome to another blast down memory lane, well in this case the A-roads. This month a stunning street-racer from Aylesbury comes under the spotlight. Ever since people have been personalising their…

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Legendary tuner Max Quattrini has designed and built a cylinder kit for small-block Lambrettas — the M-210-TV. Prior to the kit’s release, our man in Italy, Christian Giarrizzo, tracked down the enigmatic engineer behind the name to find out more… If you walk through a cemetery in Emilia Romanga, north-eastern Italy, you will soon spot…

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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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