LOT 4
1979 Lambretta 150cc Frame no. 326118
1979 Lambretta 150cc Frame no. 326118
1979 Lambretta 150cc
Frame no. 326118
Frame no. 326118
•In Belgium since 1981
•Restored in 2010
•Believed 29 kilometres since restoration
Footnotes
Although best remembered these days as a 1960s style icon favoured by the fashion conscious 'Mods', the Lambretta motor scooter - together with Piaggio's rival Vespa - had been intended as basic transport for the non-enthusiast masses. Manufactured by the Italian industrial giant Innocenti at its plant in Lambrate, Milan, the Lambretta gained instant acceptance in the immediate post-war years, its cleanliness and convenience in particular appealing to those who regarded the true motorcycle with suspicion. Introduced in 1947, the Lambretta A employed an open frame with pressed-steel front section and tubular rear, in which sat a 125cc two-stroke engine. Wheels were 7" in diameter and there was no rear suspension, an advantage enjoyed by the rival Vespa, though the latter in its original form had only a single seat rather than the Lambretta's two. Produced between 1948 and 1950, the successor B model boasted rear suspension, a twist-grip gearchange and larger (8") wheels. The A's small wheels had not been liked but in its new form the Lambretta gained mass acceptance and by the end of 1950 Innocenti was producing up to 100 machines per day. By the time production ceased some 20 years later, Innocenti had built around 4 million Lambrettas.
Lambrettas were manufactured under license the world over: in France, Germany, Argentina, Taiwan, Brazil, Colombia, and Spain. But scooter sales would decline steadily throughout the 1960s, chiefly as a result of stiff competition from Japanese mopeds and lightweight motorcycles, and in 1971 Innocenti closed the Lambretta production lines. The Lambretta DL tooling was sold to the state-owned Scooters India, and production continued there and in Spain into the 1990s.
In Belgium since 1981, this 150cc Lambretta was restored in 2010 and currently displays a total of only 29 kilometres on the odometer, which may well be the distance covered since the restoration. Accompanying documentation consists of a Belgian Carte Grise and Belgian Certificate of Conformity.
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