Back in Vogue

Posted on September 1, 2011 by crocodilejock

Mod photoshoot Video for Italian Vogue. All the credits are at the end of the video, apart from, strangely, the music. Which is by The Eyes… I’m rowed out.

By Little Yellow Jacket Productions. Via Basque Radical Mods

Lambretta Caterham Video

Posted on August 26, 2011 by crocodilejock

Posted about this car a while back. Here’s a video.

See if you can find some more info on the Caterham website, I’m buggered if I can.

1960s motorcycle and scooter fashion compared

Posted on August 10, 2011 by crocodilejock

Get into the right gear! Shame you can’t still get those deerstalker helmets!

via RideTheMachine

Stella Artois ad

Posted on May 23, 2011 by crocodilejock

Do you remember these print ads for Stella Artois, featuring design classics, such as an Eames chair, Rickenbacker guitar and even… gasp… a Lambretta used as to open a bottle of Stella?

Beautifully understated advertising that you have to work at, just a little, to “get”. I love the subtlety of just the Stella cap, and a few droplets of beer on the horncasting. They know their Lambrettas too, Using the very desirable Series 3 TV200. There’s not even a Stella Artois logo, just their wonderful “Reassuringly Expensive” strapline. Class.

Photography by Jenny Van Sommers

Duffy

Posted on April 1, 2011 by crocodilejock

Welsh songstress Duffy gets a bit of glamour into her video… a rather nice Series 1 at 56 seconds in!

I was going to write a post on…

Posted on March 25, 2011 by crocodilejock

Buying your first classic scooter, on a budget… but I’m bang out of time today. It’s work in progress, and it’ll be up Monday.I the meantime, here are some snaps of my scooter, enjoying the lovely spring sunshine we’ve been having. While they’re not of the standard of Paul at Vespamore… they’re not too shabby if I say so myself. Makes the old girl look quite presentable 🙂

Oh, and one more thing, if you work in a company that makes stuff for scooters, accessories, helmets, books, clothing, crates of beer etc… and you want a bit of publicity… get in touch. I’m not adverse to receiving freebies, (hey, at least I’m being honest about it!), and if you want me to review your product I’d be happy to do that! Worth a try I suppose… 😉

Vespamore photography

Posted on March 24, 2011 by crocodilejock

Firstly gang, don’t worry… this is Lambretta relevant too. These days, with digital cameras available to all at bargain basement prices, anybody can take a decent photograph. But there’s a difference between a decent photograph, and a GOOD photograph. And if you’re scooter is your pride and joy, doesn’t it deserve a good photograph? Paul Hart takes fantastic photographs of, well, lots of things, but he tends to focus on the things he loves… classic cars, motorbikes, and yes, you guessed, scooters. Paul rides a classic Vespa himself… a 1969 Sprint Veloce.

In this days of digital ubiquitously, he’s sticking to good old 35mm film, shot through a classic Olympus SLR camera. I think the results speak for themselves. Prices start from £24 for an A5 print, and £150 for a standard photoshoot, which seems pretty reasonable to me. If you’ve had any wedding photography done, you’ll probably agree with me.

if you’d like Paul to photograph your scooter, or anything else for that matter… check out his website. or you can email him on: vespamore@hotmail.co.uk