The motor scooter, so familiar a sight on the streets of cities throughout the world, can trace its ancestry back to the early years of the Twentieth century, but it really came into its own after the Second World War. In Italy the Piaggio company launched the Vespa that quickly became a byword for quick, cheap and chic urban personal transport. The Lambretta soon followed, along with dozens of rival scooters from manufacturers all over Europe. North America and Japan, including some famous names as Ducati, Heinkel, Triumph, Puch, Honda and Harley-Davidson.
- ISBN13 9781861269676
- Publish Date 21 January 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 5 January 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English