Modern Vespa

https://www.moto.it/news/vespa-story-i-suoi-primi-75-anni.html

The timeless Vespa myth turns 75: we tell you about them through some of its most iconic models and with our tests.

The Vespa turns 75! It was born in 1946 to power the Italian rebirth in the most practical and economical way thanks to the economic enthusiasm, the desire to restart and the desire to leave the Second World War behind, reaching the milestone of over 18 million units sold to date. .

Quickly it becomes a true icon of made in Italy

and at the same time an almost irreplaceable vehicle for those who have used it (and continue to use it) for work, for leisure, for traveling, as the first motor vehicle to access independence and freedom, without forgetting that from the Vespa many - even Piaggio itself - they drew absolutely unthinkable uses when the patent was filed on 23 April 1946: elaborations, upheavals, but also participations in the Paris-Dakar, military uses in the Foreign Legion, a nice sidecar, speed record testifying to a unique charm and eclecticism.

Each of us probably has a Vespa in mind: for having owned it or for having one in the garage that he uses every day, for hearing it approaching with the characteristic crackle of the Special 50 or the muttering of the PX and immediately recognized, perhaps for having had it at hand during a vacation, there will be someone who inherited it from their uncle, and many will associate a certain version with a period of their life or experience and who knows that some of us may not recognize themselves in some of the models mentioned in this review; in this article we give a quick overview of the large Vespa production, referring to the Piaggio Museum (which we invite you to visit, physically or virtually) and to our tests, to tell you about the most significant models - in our opinion - of the first 75 years of Vespa.

Ah, alas, my Italian is worse-than-deplorable, but you appear to have done the heavy lifting for me here.

If you install Google Chrome and use the translator patch you will get an good italian.