Lambretta restoration

How Lambretta Tuning Took Off in Britain – and Why the Official Importer Changed Its Tune

by

Mark Lancaster

–

5th November 2026

The early days of Lambretta tuning in the UK were frowned upon by the official importer; that was until they realised there was money to be made from it! Stu Owen reports… Buying a Lambretta in the UK during the 1950s centred around cheap, economical travel for the masses. A decade later, that philosophy had…
Continue reading »
From Fighter Jet to Lambretta: The Incredible Eight-Year Restoration That Changed One Man’s Life

by

Mark Lancaster

–

3rd November 2026

A former military pilot in Malta spent eight years restoring a 1962 Lambretta Li150, building a unique sidecar from a Hawker Sea Hawk drop tank and rediscovering his passion for life along the way. Colonel (Ret’d) Mark Said reports… Sometimes a restoration project becomes much more than nuts, bolts and paint. Mine began as an…
Continue reading »
Plurimus: The Stunning Custom Lambretta GP Packing 40.6bhp

by

Mark Lancaster

–

29th October 2026

Scunthorpe scooter enthusiast Dave Kirk’s Plurimus is a custom Lambretta GP combining distinctive paintwork by Dave Dickinson with a heavily modified Casa SST engine tuned by Darrell Taylor. Producing 40.6 bhp, it’s a scooter built not just to impress, but to clock up the miles. Stu Owen reports… Plurimus One area of the UK consistently…
Continue reading »
More rear-brake travel for D/LD Lambrettas

by

Mark Lancaster

–

21st October 2026

Cambridge Lambretta has developed a £90 rear-brake kit for cable-operated Model D and LD machines. It replaces the existing brake cam with a new machined cam, brake arm and trunnion, plus a bracket that fits into the hub. The revised mechanism is designed to provide more brake travel and apply greater pressure to the brake.…
Continue reading »
Serveta speedos remade

by

Mark Lancaster

–

3rd October 2026

Cambridge Lambretta has commissioned replacements for one of the harder Serveta instruments to find. This new speedometers reproduce the original Veglia Bressel-style Serveta units, with an 80mph version for 200cc models and the 60mph type shown for 150cc machines. They are made by the same manufacturer used for Cambridge Lambretta’s wider instrument range and accept…
Continue reading »
The plain Jane project, a gift that kept on giving…

by

Mark Lancaster

–

19th September 2026

Many scooters arrive in time for a special birthday, but this one’s been gifted twice to the same man. Big Chris reports The Lambretta Li 125cc Series 3 was produced from December 1961 until June 1966, with just over 13,600 of this model rolling off the production line in Milan. It was the base model…
Continue reading »
72bhp Lambretta Sleeper: David Krayem’s Stretched SX150

by

Mark Lancaster

–

1st September 2026

From a humble Series 2 Lambretta in 1968 to a collection of classics today, David Krayem’s return to the marque has gone well beyond nostalgia. His latest SX150 may look fairly standard at first glance, but with a stretched frame and a heavily developed 270cc Casa SSR engine producing 72bhp, this is one Lambretta pushing…
Continue reading »
Armonica Elettronica: When Hi-Fi Dreams Meet Framebreather Reality

by

Mark Lancaster

–

22nd August 2026

From ten paces, it’s a perfectly judged Series 1 Lambretta. Look closer, and Armonica Elettronica reveals a beautifully layered love letter to sound, style, and mechanical poetry. Stu Smith reports… There are scooters that are vocal, some that pose, and some that quietly wait for you to notice. Gav Burt’s Series 1 frame-breather sits very…
Continue reading »
Refining a Classic

by

Mark Lancaster

–

13th August 2026

On the Isle of Wight, one scooter stands out among the rest: a Lambretta Series 1 that has heads turning and jaws dropping… Stu Smith reports. It’s hard not to notice Ashley Mullens as he cruises past on his porcelain green and Old English white Lambretta Series 1, which is a lovingly restored slice of…
Continue reading »
A Way of Life

by

Mark Lancaster

–

14th July 2026

When a Mod-style scooter is done right, it will always turn heads. Completed with meticulous attention to detail, Steve Poole’s scooter stands as a tribute to Mod subculture built with style, spirit and identity… When it comes to scooters that truly embody the spirit of the Mod scene, few machines do so quite like Steve…
Continue reading »

Lambretta restoration

Current Issue On Sale

Free Digital Issue

Search

Tags