Who knew Starsky & Hutch‘s favourite informant, Huggy Bear rode a Lambretta? I would expect it to be more ‘pimped’.
Huggy Bear’s Lambretta
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Tag Archives: New York
Starsky & Hutch NYPD Serveta
I’ve had this pic knocking around in a folder for a while, shot during the filming of Starsky & Hutch – featuring a Serveta L150 Special in full NYPD livery. I’ve got another one of Huggy Bear fixing a Lambretta somewhere, just got to dig that out…
Brooklyn Scooter Chase
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Brooklynbretta used to be the place to take your vintage scoot for repairs in NYC. Sadly, it’s gone now, closing it’s doors in 2009. But what remains is pretty cool; this fun vid of a scooter chase through the streets of NYC. The resolutions not great, but the content is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEL3peJUCJQ
Via Renton66
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…
Blue Ashtray – the story of a Lambretta DL125 in NYC
So… the second New York post of the week… This one is a blog about the purchase and restoration of a Lambretta DL in “Mexican Ashtray Blue” in New York CIty. An image heavy blog, said images being really evocative of NYC… often shot with a twist of wry humour… it’s a great read, with great imagery. Check it out here, and added it to my growing Links page.
Girl on a Lambretta, NYC, 1965
Photograph by Joel Meyerowitz. From the Vintage Everyday blog.
lambrettista.net 