Show Us Your Scoots

In my search for nostalgic customs I am meant to remain relatively impartial, however in this case I have to admit… this scooter is one of my all-time favourites. If three words perfectly sum up 80s custom Lambrettas they are ‘time’, ‘trouble’ and ‘money’. However, for those of us who were lucky enough to be…

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With this farm fresh Allstate, Retrospective proves once again its incredible ability to track down rare scooters. Looking back over the past 20 years Niall McCart, founder and owner of Walthamstow-based Retrospective Scooters, can recall some stunning original scooters that he’s stripped and restored or painted in non-factory schemes. “Now we’re being asked to conserve…

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At 11am on November 11, 1918, the big guns of the Great War fell silent, thus marking the end of the war to end all wars. Originally called Armistice Day, a public holiday in several European countries, Remembrance Day is a time to remember and give thanks to the countless servicemen and women who fought…

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Emotional inspiration and passion runs through the veins of Shaun Williams’ Peaky Blinders. Now an ex-soldier, he joined the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1983 and has been into scooters since his school days. A DRIVING FORCE Shaun went to his first scooter rally, Skegness on a Vespa borrowed from a friend in 1984. Thirty years…

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Andrew Lee (aka ‘Snooty’) is well known on the scooter scene and is also the proud owner of this beautiful Lambretta Series 2. Andrew’s interest in scooters started, like most, when he was at school and the influence of seeing older lads on scooters. With his passion ignited, Andrew saved up to buy a Vespa…

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This is Scraid Na Branach ‘Streets of Sorrow’. A close companion to Hunter & The Hunted, Dave 0 tracked down this gorgeous classic. Back again! After some well needed R&R I’m back and ready to track down some of the very best custom scooters from yesteryear. About a year ago I featured one of the…

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Jack Edwards is a young scooterist who has a passion for the scene. Together with his father, Doug, he shared with us the highs and lows of his first scooter build and his first ride to a scooter rally… The acquisition Doug spotted Jack’s Vespa 50 Special on eBay. It had a ‘buy it now…

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Aubrey is the kind of guy who, when you’re chatting with him, make you think ‘what’s next? Tell me, tell me, tell me!’ because when it comes to scooters there’s one word that just doesn’t exist in Aubrey’s vocabulary, and that word is ‘impossible’. One of the first questions I asked Aubrey was how did…

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Pontypridd – a working class area where, in the early 80s, like similar towns and cities across the UK, there was a noticeable and growing interest in the then reviving scooter scene. This is Michelle Mantle’s story… Michelle Mantle first encountered the scooter scene in Pontypridd in 1980. “It was a combination local lads in…

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Choose paint badly and the finished result will always be lacking. Get it right and the result is a scooter like this Super Monza powered GP. With the potential to deliver over thrice the power of a factory fresh Innocenti engine, it’s unsurprising that Trevor describes it as a ‘total solution kit’. David Hayes’ story…

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