classic Vespa

Stung by the Wasp: Si Asquith’s lifelong Vespa obsession

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Mark Lancaster

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8th September 2026

As a young lad, Si Asquith was stung by the Wasp, and still hasn’t managed to shake off the side effects… Big Chris reports. The sting of the Wasp is like a rare, tropical, infectious disease, and in some people, the reaction to the sting may begin to cause symptoms immediately. In others, it may…
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Looking back: Veteran Vespa Club goes Up Hill & Down Dale

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Mark Lancaster

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19th August 2026

A couple of months on, we look back at the Veteran Vespa Club’s May 2026 spring rally, based at the Fat Lamb Country Inn near Kirkby Stephen. Big Chris recalls several days of classic two-stroke Vespas, spectacular roads, high passes, unpredictable weather and plenty of camaraderie. It was on our return from a planning visit…
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Inside Polini: 10 years of Project Polini and a visit to the factory

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Mark Lancaster

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15th August 2026

Incredibly, it’s been 10 years since we began ‘Project Polini’, our longest-ever road test. What better way for Stan to mark the anniversary than with a visit to Polini HQ… Full disclosure: I’m a big fan of Polini. My relationship with the brand began back in 2016, when my previously trusty PX blew a hole…
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Kelso or Bust! A look back at Lynn Mifflin’s Scottish National Rally run

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Mark Lancaster

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12th August 2026

After the Scottish National Rally at Kelso, Lynn Mifflin looks back on a 200-mile run that gave her beloved Vespa Rally 200 — and its freshly rebuilt motor — a proper test. Lynn has a long association with her beloved Rally 200; she first owned it back in 1982/83, then sold it to fund another…
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Meep Meep! The 252cc Vespa inspired by Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

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Mark Lancaster

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4th August 2026

A tribute to the most inept hunting machine in history and his failings to ever catch his prey, Fastius Tastius. As a child in the 1970s, you had two options on a Saturday morning when it came to television. Either the safe offering on BBC1, where it got a bit as exciting as swapping a…
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From slow classics to serious performance: inside Nagy Blechroller

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Mark Lancaster

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1st August 2026

The growing popularity of wideframe Vespa models has created a surge in demand for modern tuning parts. One of the specialists helping these classic scooters cope with today’s roads is Andreas Nagy. Big Chris reports… Over the last decade, interest in older wideframe Vespa models has gathered real momentum, with both beautifully restored and shabby-chic…
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Rare Lambrettas, Vespa 98 and Silver Pigeons star in Bonhams Summer Sale

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Mark Lancaster

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6th June 2026

Rare scooters take centre stage in Bonhams Summer Sale Bonhams Motorcycles has announced its latest Motorcycles Online – The Summer Sale, a timed online auction running from Friday, June 5 to Monday, June 15, 2026 — and while the sale spans more than a century of motorcycling history, scooter enthusiasts have plenty to get excited…
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The delightful Douglas Sportique that closed Vespa production in England

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd June 2026

Big Chris presents a delightful little Vespa, a Douglas Sportique to be precise, the very last model of Vespa to be made in England. When the final Sportiques rolled off the production line in 1965 at the Kingswood Works in Bristol, their tiny 8in wheels left behind a legacy that has grown over time and…
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