Vespa Colour Family Album

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial} After the war Enrico Piaggio set his chief engineer D'Ascanio the task of designing a powered two-wheeler that would suit everyone, would provide protection from splashes and be light and easy to ride. The Vespa 98 was unveiled in 1946 and was an instant hit. Here is a colourful celebration of the Vespa and its relatives.

Vespa: The Color Family Album Andrea & David Sparrow The complete history of Italys most famous motor scooter. Also covered are the three-wheeled APE models and the little Vespa 4 car. Hdbd., 8 1/2x 1, 96 pgs., 14 color ill.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial} The first Lambretta rolled off the production line in October 1947. It was named after the Lambrate quarter of Milan, the site of Innocenti's factory, and designed by engineer Pierluigi Torre. The Lambretta was intended to provide cheap transport for postwar Italy, like the Vespa, although its concept was very different to that of its rival. Although production in Italy ceased in 1971, it carried on elsewhere and the Lambretta - at 50 - is still hugely popular with young and old alike.

A colourful and informative look at some of the more unusual and/or little known bubble and micro cars. Includes the BMW 600, Frisky, Goggomobil and many more.

This first volume of Motor Scooters covers the origin of the species and majors on six motor scooter manufacturers, with reference to several others. It is a colourful celebration - in 96 stunning colour pictures by award-winning photographer David Sparrow - of Motor Scooters from all around the world. This volume majors on Peugeot, Piatti, Bitri, Gilera, IWL and Zündapp, but coverage includes Skootamota, Monotrace, Lambretta, Vespa and Piaggio. There is a huge resurgence of interest in the Motor Scooter which is enjoying a renaissance as a modern fashion icon. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; min-height: 12.0px}

Auto a due ruote del primo dopoguerra, bandiera della rivoluzione giovanile, acclamato simbolo di stile in equilibrio sulla tradizione. La Vespa è qualcosa di più che lo scooter più venduto nel mondo, o un significativo simbolo del design italiano: è un irripetibile fenomeno di costume che accompagna la nascita del Paese dal 1946 ad oggi. La storia di questo magico "tappeto volante" in Italia e nel mondo e l'esame dettagliato di numerosi modelli sono accompagnati da splendide fotografie originali. Edizione in lingua inglese.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial} A light-hearted and amusing text offers details of all Mini models and variants since 1959, including station wagons, vans and convertibles. These "miracles of packaging" are featured in a variety of top-notch color photographs.