Vespa GTS

Vespa unveils ultra-exclusive Edizione Ottantesimo to celebrate 80 years of the icon

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Mark Lancaster

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1st July 2026

VESPA has revealed one of its most exclusive models ever – the limited-edition Edizione Ottantesimo – to mark the scooter’s 80th anniversary. Based on the Vespa GTS 310, the special edition is limited to just 1,946 individually numbered examples, a tribute to the year the first Vespa rolled off the production line. It was unveiled…
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25,000 Vespas fill Rome as iconic scooter celebrates 80th anniversary

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Mark Lancaster

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30th June 2026

Lovely report in from SIP Scootershop: There are moments when you just have to stop for a moment, take off your helmet and simply grin. That Saturday in Rome was one such moment. Anyone who was there didn’t just watch a parade – they were part of a rolling piece of cultural history. Around 25,000…
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Is there a gap in the retro scooter market?

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Mark Lancaster

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20th May 2026

Paul Green considers the retro scooter market and its potential for high-capacity fun. For some years I’ve noticed that while scooters are very much a lifestyle thing in our community they are by no means exclusive, and many scooterists also own and enjoy motorcycles. Part of the original design philosophy for scooters was a clean,…
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