1957 Vespa Scooter

The Vespa line of motor-scooters was first manufactured by Piaggio & Co. SpA of Pontedera, Italy in 1946.  The Piaggio company was founded by Rinaldo Piaggio (1864—1938) in 1884, and started out manufacturing locomotives and railway carriages in Genoa, Italy.  By the start of WWII, Piaggio’s company, Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA, was one of Italy’s leading suppliers of fighter aircrafts.  During the allied bombing campaign against Italy’s military industrial infrastructure, Piaggio’s Costruzione Meccaniche Nazionali di Pontedera factories in Finale Ligure, Genoa and Pontedera were completely destroyed.  In the post-war reconstruction period of the mid 1940s, Rinaldo Piaggio’s son Enrico decided that the Piaggio firm would abandon the aeronautical field, and instead, focus on manufacturing inexpensive transportation that was urgently needed to help rebuild Italy’s devastated economy.

The Vespa Scooter has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co.— to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio, now Europe’s largest manufacturers of two-wheeled vehicles and the world’s fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales.   From their inception, Vespa scooters have been known for their painted, pressed steel unibody which combines a complete cowling for the engine (enclosing the engine mechanism and concealing dirt or grease), a flat floorboard (providing foot protection), and a prominent front fairing (providing wind protection) into a structural unit.

Our example features an ultra rare factory side car – the perfect compliment for which to transport your mother-in-law.

Color: Red

Body: Scooter

Transmission: coming soon

Engine: coming soon

Top Speed: coming soon

Horsepower: coming soon

Condition: coming soon

Car’s History: coming soon

Claim to Fame: coming soon

Mileage: coming soon

Price: Please inquire