Sign of the times…

Posted on August 18, 2014 by crocodilejock

NeonSign-2-18-8-2014 I discovered some great Lambretta signage over on ebay, all of which would look wonderful on the wall of your garage, workshop, or even living room, depending on how accommodating your other half is to your Lambretta obsession. Cream of the crop, (I should really save this to last, but I don’t want you to miss it) is this beautiful neon sign… who wouldn’t wan this beauty? If you’ve seen the one at the Lambretta Museum in Weston, this is double of it. Here it is on eBay

Then I found a couple of simpler, but still very desirable ( and a tad more affordable) lightbox signs…

Here’s the link to the first one and Here’s the other

Finally, a very nice enamel repro dealer sign.
Here’s the eBay link to that one

Fast ‘Hot Rod’ S1 on eBay

Posted on August 15, 2014 by crocodilejock

I started noticing this look around a few years ago… based on 50’s rodded cars (and bikes, I suppose) I think it works really well on older style Lambrettas.

This is no ordinary Series 1, I won’t go over the full specs, which are on eBay, but it’s got a RB250 lump in it, and most of the steel has been replaced by fibreglass. If it’s your cuppa… Here it is on eBay

New Diablo Mid-Range Tanks

Posted on August 13, 2014 by crocodilejock

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s post about JL Polishing, Johnny Lambrettista*, (the JL in JL Polishing, for those that are paying attention) go in touch with a bit of a scoop for the blog.

As well as making bits of metal very shiny, Johnny is the now the fella behind the famous Diablo Tanks – THE best custom made long range fuel tanks for series 1, 2 and 3 lambretta’s on the market today. Diablo Tanks have established an unrivalled reputation over 10 years producing hundreds of tanks for touring scooters. Johnny took over the ownership and distribution of Diablo Tanks after the closure of Diablo Moto, and has maintained the design, construction and quality that mark them out.

Not prepared to rest on their laurels, Diablo are developing a new, mid-range tank, The “Rapido Midi”. Above are shots of one of the prototype Rapido Midi tanks in situ. Keeping the traditional Diablo features of the rolled edges, large cutouts (either left or right side) for all set ups, and Lambretta filler necks. Fixing brackets will be supplied with the tank. They will be ready for sale and on the Diablo Tanks website soon, but you read it here first. A price guide of £229 + postage.

*Still no relation 🙂

Another nice cutdown

Posted on August 10, 2014 by crocodilejock

Spotted another nicely done cutdown on eBay. Full details on eBay, here.

To save you from scrolling up, here's the link again

Jet 200 on eBay

Posted on August 8, 2014 by crocodilejock

Theres’a nice, straight standard(ish) Serveta Jet 200 on eBay. Opinions are mixed about this scoot… is it neither SX or GP, or does it combine the best styling features of both? If you’ve got your foot in the second camp check it out on eBay, here.

Here's that eBay link again.

225 ‘S’ Type in Bonhams auction

Posted on August 7, 2014 by crocodilejock

Derek, from Bonhams in San Francisco, kindly sent me a heads up of this lovely TV225 up for auction in their forthcoming Quail Lodge Auction.The original, matching numbers scoot has been restored, by P-Town Scooters of Portland, Oregon, to full Arthur Francis 225cc ‘S’ Type specs. The finished article features all the goodies one might expect, including an Ancillotti megaphone exhaust, tuned 225cc motor, Nannucci race seat, Lucas lamps and Cuppini rack. The Bonhams Quail Lodge 2014 Auction will be held August 14th and August 15th on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California. Held in connection with the Quail Motorsport Gathering, the 17th annual Bonhams sale held during Monterey Classic Car Week will feature nearly 120 vehicles. The S Type is lot 197. More details here.

A couple of ‘road racers’…

Posted on August 6, 2014 by crocodilejock

A couple of nicely done road racers caught my eye on that well known internet auction site…
The first is a rather tasty Martini/Shell themed LI 150. Find out more on eBay, here.

Find out more on eBay, here.

The second is an equally eye-catching National Benzole themed Lambretta/Serveta Eibar Jet200. Full out more on eBay, here.

Here’s that eBay link again.

Oi! Bignose…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by crocodilejock

A bit of an ugly ducking scooter here… certainly compared to the lovely lines of a Lambretta (or even a V*spa)! To be fair, if you’re not looking at the scooter from the front, it doest look too bad. The saving grace of the Cezeta is a large luggage compartment under the seat… gained by moving the petrol tank to that big nose over the front wheel, just above the headlight. Hmmm. But if you fancy something a bit different you can get your hands on this Czechoslovakian oddball over at that famous internet auction site. It’s certainly a head turner! Cezeta scooter on eBay

Cezeta scooter on eBay

You wait ages for a Scomadi…

Posted on July 27, 2014 by crocodilejock

…Then two come along at once. On eBay. I listed Lambretta Innovations #22 a few days a go, now heres it’s immediate predecessor, #21.Full details on eBay