
LOT 278
1955 Lambretta LD125 Registration no. 558 YUY Frame no. LD 65483 Engine no. 10427
Sold for £4,600 inc. premium
Lot 278
1955 Lambretta LD125
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1955 Lambretta LD125
Registration no. 558 YUY
Frame no. LD 65483
Engine no. 10427
Registration no. 558 YUY
Frame no. LD 65483
Engine no. 10427
Manufactured by the Italian industrial giant Innocenti, the Lambretta scooter 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. In the UK, Italian scooters were adopted as favoured transport by the 'Mods', becoming one of the enduring style icons of the 1960s. Predecessor of the Li and TV series, the LD arrived in 125cc form in 1951 and became available with a 150cc engine three years later. The LD 125's air-cooled two-stroke single-cylinder engine produced 4.8bhp giving the model a top speed of around 45mph. LD production continued until the end of the 1950s.
This French-built LD125 was first registered in 1955 and first registered in the UK on an age-related plate on 1st November 2013. Its sole UK owner, the vendor had purchased the Lambretta from a French enthusiast/dealer, who, it is understood, had bought two of these scooters from the original owner, an elderly gentleman, in France. The current vendor first saw the, by now restored, Lambretta when it was being offered for sale at the Beaulieu Autojumble. Finished in an original Lambretta colour, the machine has been used only occasionally in better weather and is said to start and run well since having replacement crankcase seals and with the use of Castrol semi synthetic 2 Stroke oil mixed with 95 Ron fuel. The Lambretta is offered with a V5C registration document, DVLA letter and a 2014 Zeno's Scooters invoice.
This French-built LD125 was first registered in 1955 and first registered in the UK on an age-related plate on 1st November 2013. Its sole UK owner, the vendor had purchased the Lambretta from a French enthusiast/dealer, who, it is understood, had bought two of these scooters from the original owner, an elderly gentleman, in France. The current vendor first saw the, by now restored, Lambretta when it was being offered for sale at the Beaulieu Autojumble. Finished in an original Lambretta colour, the machine has been used only occasionally in better weather and is said to start and run well since having replacement crankcase seals and with the use of Castrol semi synthetic 2 Stroke oil mixed with 95 Ron fuel. The Lambretta is offered with a V5C registration document, DVLA letter and a 2014 Zeno's Scooters invoice.
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