Original restoration manual

Vespa restoration - classic cars made afloat again

All models from 1946, including the following (non-exhaustive list):

  • 1946, Vespa 98: 3.2 hp (98 cc)
  • 1948, Vespa 125: 4.5 hp (125 cc)
  • 1955, Vespa 150 GS: 150 cc engine, four-speed gearbox, 10" wheels
  • 1957, Vespa 125 VNA: 125cc engine, 8" wheels, (VNA1T: 1957-58; VNA2T: 1958-59)
  • 1959, Vespa 125 VNB: with 3 or 4 gears, different codes after the abbreviation VNB from 1-6 (e.g.: VNB4T)
  • 1959, Vespa 150 VBA: 150(145.5)cc engine, 3 gears, 8" wheelsVBA1T 1959-1960 (Tecnica)
  • 1960, Vespa 150 VBB: 150(145.5) cc engine, 4 gears, 8" wheels
  • 1962, Vespa 160 GS: 160 cc engine, four-speed gearbox, 10" wheels (from Vespa Tecnica)
  • 1962, Vespa 150 GL: 150 (145.5) cm³ engine, 4 gears, 10" wheels, approx. 90 km/h, VLA1T 1962-1965 (Tecnica)
  • 1964, Vespa 50: The first "small Vespa" (in small frame design) with the 50 cm³ unit and 3 gears for the "moped class"
  • 1965, Vespa 125 Nouva
  • 1965, Vespa 180 SS: 180 cc engine, cylinder aspirated, 4 gears
  • 1965, Vespa 150 Sprint: 150cc, 4 gears, 10" wheels, approx. 90 km/h, VLB1T 1965-1979 (Tecnica)
  • 1968, Vespa 125 Primavera
  • 1970, Vespa 50 Elestart
  • 1972, Vespa 200 Rally: with 12.3 hp
  • 1977, Vespa P 125 X, Vespa P 200 E with electronic 12 V ignition system
  • 1978, Vespa P 150 X
  • 1981 (only for Germany): P 80 X / PX 80 with 80 cm³
  • 1983, Vespa PK (50 and 125 cm³; for Germany also with 80 cm³)
  • 1984, Vespa PK Automatica with 50 and 125 cm³ (for Germany also with 80 cm³)
  • 1985, Vespa T5 pole position with 12 hp
  • 1989, Vespa Cosa with 125, 150 and 200 cm³ (strictly speaking not a Vespa but a Piaggio Cosa)

    • The first Vespa, which came onto the market in 1946, was called "Paperino" (duckling), had a displacement of 98 cm³ and a maximum speed of 60 km/h. Its inventor was Corradino D'Ascanio - an aircraft engineer who began work shortly after the end of the war. His design was simple, economical, easy to drive - and innovative. He formed a bulbous sheet metal body around the technology. The concept was a huge success and is still relevant today. The ravages of time are still gnawing at the tin scooters from Pontedera. What can go wrong with old tin scooters - and how to fix them again - is shown in this great step-by-step guide. Every subassembly, from the two-stroke engine to the body and electrics to the wheels, is dismantled, damaged parts replaced and reassembled: Scrap becomes afloat - a revelation for every owner of a metal scooter.


    ISBN: 978-3-613-03543-0
    Title No.: 03543
    Cover: paperbacked
    Page number: 160
    Pictures: 250
    Format: 205mm x 265mm


    Language: German

    Condition: New


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    The first Vespa, which came onto the market in 1946, was called "Paperino" (duckling), had a displacement of 98 cm³ and a maximum speed of 60 km/h. Its inventor was Corradino D'Ascanio - an aircraft engineer who began work shortly after the end of the war. His design was simple, economical, easy to drive - and innovative. He formed a bulbous sheet metal body around the technology. The concept was a huge success and is still relevant today. The ravages of time are still gnawing at the tin scooters from Pontedera. What can go wrong with old tin scooters - and how to fix them again - is shown in this great step-by-step guide. Every subassembly, from the two-stroke engine to the body and electrics to the wheels, is dismantled, damaged parts replaced and reassembled: Scrap becomes afloat - a re