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LAMBRETTA 125 A-B

       HISTORY, MODELS AND DOCUMENTS

       Vittorio Tessera




                                                                   ISBN  978-88-7911-953-5




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                                                                 Publication:  26 SEPTEMBER 2024
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                                                                 ISBN:           9788879119535
                                                                 Price:          £39.99

                                                                 Binding:        Paperback
                                                                 Format:         250 x 260 mm

                                                                 Extent:         120 pp
                                                                 Illustrated:  Hundreds in b/w & colour

                                                                 Thema:          WCGK Motorcycles


                                                                  Comparative title: 9788879115742 Lambretta Illus Gd
                                                                  Identification

                                                                  The progenitors, the earliest Lambrettas – the 125 A and B
                                                                  - the scooters that established one of the symbols in the
                                                                  history of personal transportation in 1947.

                                                                  The first model was conceived in Rome as early as 1944,
                                                                  at  the  home  of  Ferdinando  Innocenti;  it  had  yet  to  be
        Born in 1960, Vittorio Tessera qualified as a mechanic in 1979 and   baptised as the Lambretta and was known simply as the
        opened Italy's first workshop for the restoration of classic scooters. In   “Esperimento Tipo 0”. After a full three years of research,
        1988 founded the Italian Lambretta Club, wich boasts today over 2,000   trials and road tests the Lambretta was finally ready to be
        members. In 2001 he founded the 'Scooter & Lambretta Museum', the   introduced  to  the  international  public;  at  the  Paris
                                                                  Motorcycle Fair ,the new Innocenti product made its official
        most imprtant such institution in Europe. Today he actively contributes   debut in the European scooter world.
        to the most important Italian motorcycle magazines. He is the author of
        'Innocenti  Lambretta.  The  definitive  history'  (2012),  'Lambretta.   Once again, this monograph bears the signature of Vittorio
        Restoration  Guide'  (2012),  'Lambretta.  Illustrated  guide  to   Tessera, Italy’s leading expert on the Innocenti marque and
        identification' (2013).                                   the Lambretta in particular.

                                                                  The book surveys every version of these early Lambrettas,
                                                                  with chapters on technical details and others more related
                                                                  to advertising and social aspects.


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