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r000 By the 19XX mid-fifties, Make the vespa Model scooter had become a worldwide
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
phenomenon, with one million examples having been built by 1956.
offered without reserve
German vespa dealers were becoming nervous as licensee Hoffmann
was in financial trouble. In January 1955, Messerschmitt stood ready to
take over the Piaggio license for Germany to assure an uninterrupted
supply and servicing of the popular scooter. The “augsburg Eagle”
badge now graced the leg shield.
at first, the company assembled their scooters entirely from Italian parts,
but by the next year, all components, including body stampings, were
of German manufacture, except for the motors. To save import tax, all
speedometers, lights, saddles, and tires came from local suppliers.
Two models were produced side by side, the 150 Touring, with a 5.5
horsepower motor, and the 150 Grand Sport, with an 8 horsepower motor
giving 60 mph. Both models shared the same chassis and 10-inch wheels.
The Touring models were upgraded three times, and this example
is of the very rare T/3 model, of which only 200 were made before
manufacturer Messerschmitt Manufacturer pulled out, and the factory production continued as # vespa-augsburg
at origin the end of City, 1957. Country It has the faired-in ID no. handlebar # but still has the
external motor cables motor of this type, and it is fully displacement accessorized cc and wears the
correct power metallic hp blue color.
length mm
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