Nice little video of an original looking 150 Special, in Spain (I think!). Video by Jose Luis Alvaro.
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Another argument solved.
Who’s the coolest Paul Newman, or Steve McQueen? It’s a tough call. I’d have always just about come down on the side of Mr McQueen, despite Mr Newman’s salad dressing, Cool Hand Luke, and his rendition of Plastic Jesus (check it out here if you haven’t heard it yet). But this is the final bit of evidence that swings it for Newman. And, until I see photographic evidence of McQueen on a Lammie, it’s definative. Paul Newman is the coolest. End of.
A romantic holiday in Rome on a Lambretta J-Range…
Found this great original promo video on YouTube… A quick tour round the sites of Rome on a J-Range Lambretta. Fantastic.
Via cInemaimpresatv
Blue Ashtray… a close-up
I came across another couple of shots of this lovely turquoise “Ashtray Blue” (read the blog for the explanation), scoot. The colours work really well, as does that big track pipe… a real mean and meaty looking Lammie from the mean streets of NYC.
And with the panels off…
New Lambretta Lookalike Scomadi’s in 50cc, 125cc and 300cc Variants…
I’ve written about Scomadi’s before, (check out the previous post, here) the “modern classic” scooter based upon the classic GP styling beloved of so many. A true classic Lambretta profile, albeit with 21st century technology, reliability and functionality. A complete win/win surely. Intially, the Scomadi scooter was a rare beast, available hand built only to the lucky few with pockets deep enough. An initial ‘limited edition’ production run of ten 250cc machines proved that the concept worked, with reports of a smooth, fast, reliable and very rideable scooter. Demand was such that Lambretta Innovations, the team behind the Scomadi marque (consisting of an alliance between Scooter Innovations and PM Tuning), put together another 30 machines. Lightweight but super strong carbon fibre panels coupled with the proven Piaggio power unit made the “Turismo Leggera” a modern scooter as good as anything else on sale today, and ten times better looking.
Now Scomadi are ramping up production with 50 and 125cc variants… launched at EICMA 2013 in Milan, and hitting the sweet spot for many first time scooter buyers. For the more demanding rider there is the flagship 300cc, 22HP TL300. Pricing is yet to be confirmed, but I doubt that they will be cheap! 
To find out more, including specs, check out the Scomadi website, here: www.scomadi.co.uk or their Facebook page (which generally has the most up to date stuff) here.
Found via the excellent SooterNova blog.
Le Voyage Exceptionnel – EuroLambretta Avignon, The Movie
So here’s the mystery. I’m sure I posted this video ages ago. Back in June in fact. But there it was, when I went into my “Dashboard” (WordPressers all know what I’m talking about) sitting in the “Pending” category. So if you’ve seen it before, apologies, but not too many, as I’m sure you’ll appreciate the opportunity of seeing it again. I’ve since posted an article about Woodsy’s fine still imagery that you can check out here, if you missed that.
From Manchester, England to Avignon France. And Back. By Lambretta.
If you only watch one video about EuroLambretta, watch this one. Brilliant visuals from the first frame to the last with a great soundtrack. Hit the full screen button, crank up your speakers to 11. If you don’t want to sign up for the next Euro after watching this, there’s something wrong with you.
This is the best scooter video I’ve seen since this one. In fact, I think it’s better.
Jo Wood – The Lambretta Connection
So, this is something I vaguely knew… that Jo Wood, ex wife of Rolling Stone, Ronnie, was Mike Karslake’s daughter. One of those “You know who’s daughter she is… ” questions, you don’t know you know, until someone asks you. Well, they fill in all the details over at the excellent Scooternova blog. Check it out for the full story and some great pics. And find out if Jo still owns a Lammie today…
Here’s the link: http://www.scooternova.com/wordpress/?p=194
Scooter Racing at the Isle of Man, 1970
Another great video from YouTube, featuring Scooters, and the Isle of Man. The last one I posted was from 1959… and it seems a world away from 1970, with those space age Luna lines…
TV200 Resto artcicle
Hmmm… got a few issues with this article, best you read it for yourself and make your own mind up. There’s one phrase in there I’ll take direct issue with however… “The main purpose of the British working class in the 1970s was not to work but to strike” Hmmm… (again) I know there were strikes in the 70s, but it was the “main purpose of the British working class?” Don’t think so. The saving grace however is the pics. Fantastic pics (by Ryno Fourie) of what some believe to be the finest scooter Innocenti ever made. And I’d be hard pushed to argue with them.
lambrettista.net 