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Vespa 1946-2006: 60 Years of the Vespa

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ISBN-10: 0760325774

ISBN-13: 9780760325773

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Giorgio Sarti

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Now a venerable icon of Italian style, the internationally known quintessential scooter - the Vespa - was once a two-wheeled revolution, offering mobility to everyone. Today it has come to symbolize scootering status, style, and freedom. As Vespa reaches its 60s without showing a wrinkle, this book celebrates its decades of incomparable spirit. In glowing images and words, the book shows Vespa in its many guises--as the two-wheeled vehicle of the post-war economic boom; as the symbol of the forward-charging ideas of the 1960s; appearing in romantic films such as "Roman Holiday"; and promoted in delirious ads that claimed, "Whoever Vespas, eats apples." Decades of period ads and famous…    
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Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company LLC
Publication date: 7/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 10.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.752
Language: English

Presentation
Introduction
Origin and Development
Birth and protagonists
Technical and styling evolution
The '40s
The '50s
The '60s
The '70s
The '80s
The '90s
The 2000s
The forerunners
Fiat, 1938
Volugrafo, 1939
Simat, 1940
Velta, 1941
MP5 Moto Piaggio Paperino, 1944
MP6 Moto Piaggio, 1945
The Road to Success
The '40s
The '50s
The '60s
The '70s
The '80s
The '90s
The 2000s
The Vespa Family
The Vespa abroad
France
Belgium
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
USSR
India
United States
A three-wheeled Vespa: the Ape
The '40s
The '50s
The '60s
A four-wheeled Vespa: the 400
An outboard Vespa: the Moscone
Communication
Publicizing the Vespa
The '40s
The '50s
The '60s
The '70s
The '80s
The '90s
The 2000s
The Piaggio Calendar
The '50s
The '60s
The '70s
The '80s
The '90s
The 2000s
The Vespa and the arts
The Vespa, film and television
The Vespa in books, music and painting
Sport and Touring
The Vespa and racing
The Vespa and record-breaking
The Vespa and acrobatics
The Vespa and endurance events
The Vespa Club
A successful partnership
In Italy and around the world
The Pontedera Museum
The origins of the legend
The historical legacy
The Catalogue
The '40s
98 1st series (1946)
98 2nd series (1947-1948)
125 1st series (1948)
125 2nd series (1949-1950)
125 3rd series (1950)
The '50s
125 1st series (1950-1952)
125 2st series (1953-1954)
125 3rd series (1955-1957)
125 U (1953)
125 Sport (1950-1951)
125 Sei Giorni (1951-1953)
150 1st series (1954-1957)
150 2nd series (1957-1958)
150 GS 1st series (1955)
150 GS 2nd series (1956-1958)
150 GS 3rd series (1958-1961)
The '60s
50 N (1963-1971)
50 L (1966-1970)
50 S (1963-1968)
50 Super Sprint (1965-1973)
90 (1963-1967)
90 SS (1965-1971)
125 (1958-1960)
125 1st series (1959-1961)
125 2nd series (1961-1963)
125 3rd series (1963-1966)
125 Super (1965-1969)
125 GT (1966-1973)
125 Nuova (1965-1967)
150 1st series (1958-1960)
150 2nd series (1960-1967)
150 GL (1962-1965)
150 Super (1965-1979)
150 Spring (1965-1974)
160 GS 1st series (1962-1963)
160 GS 2nd series (1963-1964)
180 SS (1964-1968)
180 Rally (1968-1973)
The '70s
50 R 1st series (1969-1975)
50 R 2st series (1975-1983)
50 Special 1st series (1969-1975)
50 Special 2nd series (1975-1983)
50 Elestart 1st series (1969-1975)
50 Elestart 2nd series (1975-1976)
125 Primavera 1st series (1967-1973)
125 Primavera 2nd series (1974-1976)
125 Primavera 3rd series (1976-1977)
125 Primavera ET3 (1976-1983)
125 GTR (1968-1975)
125 TS (1975-1978)
150 Sprint Veloce 1st series (1969-1974)
200 Rally 1st series (1972-1973)
The '80s
50PK-PK S (1982-1990)
50PK automatica (1984-1990)
50PK XL - PK XLS (1986-1989)
50PK XL plurimatic (1986-1989)
50PK Rush (1988-1990)
125 PK-PK/S (1982-1990)
125 PK automatica (1983-1990)
125 PK/ETS (1985-1990)
125 PK XL - PK XLS (1986-1990)
125 PK XL Plurimatic (1987-1990)
125 PX (1981-1982)
125 PX-E (1981-1982)
125 PX Arcobaleno (1983-1992)
125 PX/T5 (1985-1990)
150 PX (1978-1980)
150 PX-E (1981-1982)
150 PX Arcobaleno (1983-1992)
200 PE (1977-1982)
200 PE Arcobaleno (1983-1992)
The '90s
50 PK N (1989-1991)
50 PK N Speedmatic (1989-1991)
50 FL2 (1992-1996)
50 FL2/Speedmatic (1992-1996)
125 PK FL2 (1991-1996)
125 PK FL2 Plurimatic (1991-1996)
125 Cosa (1988-1991)
125 Cosa 2 (1992-1995)
150 Cosa (1987-1991)
150 Cosa 2 (1992-1995)
200 Cosa (1988-1991)
200 Cosa 2 (1992-1995)
125 PX - PX Classic (1993-1996)
125 PX Disco (1997-1999)
150 PX - PX Classic (1993-1996)
150 PX Disco (1997-1999)
200 PX - PX Classic (1993-1996)
200 PX Disco (1997-1999)
The 2000s
50 ET2 carburatore (1997-2005)
50 ET2/FAST iniezione (1997-2005)
50 ET[subscript 4] (1996-2004)
50 LX 2T (2005-)
50 LX [subscript 4]T (2005-)
125 LXV (2006-)
125 ET[subscript 4] (1996-2000)
125 ET[subscript 4] (2000-2005)
125 LX (2005-)
125 LXV (2006-)
125 PX Catalyzed (1999-2001)
125 PX Catalyzed (2002-)
125 GTL (2003-)
125 GTV (2006-)
150 ET4 (1999-2000)
150 ET4 (2000-2005)
150 LX (2005-)
150 PX Time 2000 (2000-2001)
150 PX Catalyzed (1999-2001)
150 PX Catalyzed (2001-)
200 GTL (2003-)
250 GTS (2005-)
250 GTV (2006-)
250 GT 60[degree] (2006-)
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