Download or read book The History of the Lambretta Grand Prix written by Stuart Owen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grand Prix was the final series of Lambretta scooters to be built. Launched in 1969 it was based around the restyling of the SX model with the transformation being carried out by Italian designer Bertone. Offered in three different choices and a striking new colour scheme it became an instant hit with customers. The Grand Prix 200 was fitted with the most powerful engine Innocenti ever produced and was capable of 70mph, thus labelling it the ultimate sports scooter.
Download or read book Lambretta Grand Prix 200 Electronic written by Michael P. D. Green and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lambretta DL GP written by Vittorio Tessera and published by Giorgio NADA Editore. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the Milanese scooter par excellence concluded with the Lambretta DL-GP series. This book looks at all aspects of this special scooter: its history, its technical evolution, its sporting victories, with a specific chapter devoted to the British market, which more than any other took the DL to its heart and still today considers it to be the pinnacle of Innocenti's production. The last model produced by Innocenti had been developed at the famous Bertone design centre in Turin which, with a few but substantial modifications managed to breathe new life into the Lambretta, making it even more sporting and elegant, sophisticated and modern. With a curious black splash on the leg shield, the new model soon became a best-seller on the crowded international scooter market. It enjoyed enormous success in Great Britain, being transformed into a cult object for the most sporting and demanding scooterists. More than fifty years after its launch, its styling its styling is still modern and the model is still very popular with scooterists all over the world.
Download or read book Lambretta D LD 125 150 written by Vittorio Tessera and published by Giorgio NADA Editore. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lambretta D/LD 125/150 tells the industrial and technical history of the Lambretta D/LD series, the classic Lambretta par excellence, the model that has represented the purest essence of the scooter "made in Italy," as told through invaluable archive materials. The book includes previously unpublished photos and official documents discovered in the Innocenti archives along with accurate texts by Vittorio Tessera, the leading expert on the historic scooter in Italy and the world. With this model, Innocenti proved capable of conquering the national and international markets; exported throughout the world, the D/LD was a great success, loved and appreciated by thousands of users. Chapters dedicated to advertising, to the famous people who fell in love with it and to the marketing of the D and DL series around the world complete this latest title in the series that also includes the volumes Lambretta LUI, Lambretta TV/LI Series I and Lambretta TV/LI Scooterstyle Series III.
Download or read book Innocenti Lambretta written by Vittorio Tessera and published by Giorgio Nada Editore Srl. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lambretta was undoubtedly one of the most popular means of transport of the Fifties and Sixties. A valid alternative to the car, it was a loyal travelling companion for hundreds of thousands of Italian families, who had the good fortune to ride it for work or pleasure or both. Together with the Vespa, the Lambretta monopolised the Italian scooter market and was able to conquer that position due to its original technical characteristics and its exceptionally modern design. This is now the third edition of the Innocenti Lambretta book by Vittorio Tessera, expanded with all-colour photographs reproducing rare advertising of the period, the manufacturer's brochures and even film posters of the Lambretta, which was the legendary, unforgettable and unquestioned protagonist in its golden years.
Download or read book The Evolution of the Lambretta 200 written by Stuart Owen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1960s Innocenti introduced the series three Slimstyle Lambretta with its stunning looks, and innovative engineering making it a world leader. The TV 175 was seen as the pinnacle of that design and in no way could it be bettered, but some thought different. The motorway age had dawned meaning vehicles with greater power and speed were now in vogue but could this include the Lambretta. Despite a reluctance to join the race Innocenti finally gave in when in 1963 they produced the TV 200 the most powerful Lambretta to date. Throughout the rest of the decade, the 200cc Lambretta continued to evolve through the SX and GP models creating an ever-lasting legacy. For the first time all three models the TV 200, SX 200, and GP 200 are thoroughly examined and compared against each other Contents included : The full history of each model : Technical analysis : Transition and crossover details : Performance comparison
Download or read book Lambretta Junior 50 100 125 written by Vittorio Tessera and published by Giorgio NADA Editore. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The industrial and technical history of the Lambretta Junior series, told through invaluable archive materials. In the early Sixties, Innocenti took a technological leap in the engineering of the Lambretta, introducing for the first time a monocoque frame clearly inspired by its direct rival, Piaggio's Vespa. This led to the birth of the Junior series, with models aimed at younger riders and with lower list prices than the traditional LI and TV versions. This new book devotes specific chapters to questions of production, technology, advertising, and many other areas of interest regarding this series of models that once again enjoyed notable success with the public.
Download or read book Lambretta written by Nigel Cox and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to Vespa: An illustrated history charts the full history of the Italian Lambretta, from its introduction just after World War II by the Innocenti Company in Milan, through to 1972 when they stopped production and sold the tooling to the Lambretta manufacturer in India. Every Italian model is listed including mopeds and three-wheelers, giving production figures, spec and pictures for each one. The book features accessories such as workshop tools, product and advertising literature, calendars, handbooks and race records.
Download or read book Lambretta 125 A B written by Vittorio Tessera and published by . This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 baptised as the Lambretta and was known simply as the "Esperimento Tipo 0". After a full three years of research, trials and road tests the Lambretta was finally ready to be introduced to the international public; at the Paris Motorcycle Fair, the new Innocenti product made its official debut in the European scooter world. Once again, this monograph bears the signature of Vittorio Tessera, Italy's leading expert on the Innocenti marque and 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.
Download or read book The History of the Lambretta Series One written by Stuart Owen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The LD had been a huge success for Innocenti but to progress further with the Lambretta it needed to be radically developed. That happened with the introduction of three new models the first of which was the TV 175 launched in 1957, quickly followed by the Li 125 and li150. They were completely different from any previous Lambretta designs and in the TV 175 the most powerful machine the company had ever built. The new shape and design were an instant hit as they sold in their tens of thousands and made the Lambretta the number one choice when it came to motor scooters. With its bigger wheel size, lower centre of gravity, and four-speed engine it was a design masterclass. There is no doubt all three models paved the way for future domination by Innocenti and their importance in the Lambretta story should never be forgotten.
Download or read book Lambretta Innocenti written by Nigel Cox and published by Carl Hungness. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives the full history of the world's most famous scooter marque. Lists every model, with production figures, specification and a picture of each one.
Download or read book The History of the Lambretta TV 175 and TV GT 200 written by Stuart Owen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lambretta TV 175 and TV 200 series three were seen as the natural evolution of the Slimstyle series which had been introduced in late 1961. The TV 175 was regarded as the pinnacle of Lambretta engineering and design by Innocenti, that was challenged by Lambretta Concessionaires and in particular, Peter Agg who felt it could be taken further. This eventually led to the creation of the TV 200 and in doing so changed Lambretta production forever.
Download or read book The Scooter Bible written by Eric Dregni and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scooter Bible is an entertaining, colorful, and authoritative history of the little motorbikes that could. Beginning with the first motor scooter in 1902, Eric Dregni is your guide to everything from the postwar American scooter boom to the golden age of Italian and European scooters, the rise of Mod scooter culture in England . . . right up to modern electric scooters. Today, nostalgia for vintage Vespas, Piaggios, Cushmans, Lambrettas, and other top brands drive a new thirst for retro-inspired scooters in showrooms around the world. This revised and updated edition of The Scooter Bible brings the story up to date with the drive for zero emissions via electric vehicles. Throughout, author Eric Dregni offers you a wealth of imagery: historic black-and-white photos, evocative period advertisements, manufacturer photos, and more—over 500 images! Along the way, he also shows you scooter evolution, changing technologies, and scooter appearances in popular culture. And as the most comprehensive scooter book ever, The Scooter Bible also includes the world’s most exhaustive encyclopedia of scooter brands, from Puddlejumper to Piaggio, Ducati to Doodlebug, and Zündapp Bella to Genuine Stella. The Scooter Bible is all you need before kick-starting your scooter engine to life and praying for ever more speed. Indeed, scooters are mechanical marvels on two wheels. Streamlined spuds. Mutant oddballs of Jet Age styling gone berserk. Innovative inventions shoehorned like sardines into miniaturized monocoque bodies. Engineering and styling enigmas (the stranger the better). They are the weird and the wonderful. And they are all here in The Scooter Bible.
Download or read book The History of the Lambretta Series Two written by Stuart Owen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launched at the peak of Lambretta production in 1959 the series two was an overwhelming success in terms of both popularity and sales. All three models the Li 125, Li 150 and TV 175 had their own unique attributes making them appealing to customers worldwide. Variations such as the Rallymaster taking the Lambretta concept in a new direction and proving how versatile the series two was. With more than 300,000 built in a little over two years, it was regarded as Innocenti's finest moment.
Download or read book Rmk 224f written by Stuart Owen and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full colour 40 - page A4 booklet tracing the history of the Lambretta SX 200 street racer RMK 224F which I built in 1988 some 32 years ago now. Detailing how it was designed and built focusing on all aspects of the engine, including tuning and all performance ideas such as the fitting of the Smiths rev counter. Gives a breakdown of its full technical specification. It includes over 40 images some of which have never been seen before.
Download or read book Lambretta TV LI Prima Serie Series 1 written by Vittorio Tessera and published by Giorgio Nada Editore Srl. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the monograph devoted to the Lui, this latest volume focuses on another iconic Lambretta the TV-LI Series I. In the history of the Lambretta, the TV and LI Series I laid the foundations of a new engineering concept that revolutionised the traditional model with shaft drive, sold from 1947 to 1958 in hundreds of thousands of examples. There were numerous innovations characterising this new series of models: the engine adopted a duplex chain transmission with a four-speed gearbox and the cylinder was set horizontally, while in terms of the chassis, the most significant novelties concerned the larger 10" wheels and the dimensions of the bodywork. No less important were the improvements to the rear suspension, which abandoned the famous torsion bar for a more efficient motorcycle-style spring-damper unit. For the first time a Lambretta reached a displacement of 170 cc and could offer high performance with a maximum speed of over 100 kph. This model, which went head-to-head with the Vespa 150 GS, is without doubt one of the most sought-after by collectors today. Even the more tranquil LI 125 and 150 were extremely successful, with thousands of examples of this exceptional Innocenti scooter still on the roads today, appreciated for their incredible robustness and stability. Vittorio Tessera, "Mr Lambretta", covers the entire technical, industrial and social history of these models, while the books is illustrated with hundreds of photographs.
Download or read book History of the Grand Prix written by Alan Henry and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
