Modern Vespa

First off, I am NOT looking to sell my bike with a type plate, its only something I want for decoration. So I have a question regarding the type plates, I always thought they were really awesome, but my bike didn't have one. I'm looking to have one made (I have a letterpress friend that can help), and put it on my bike. I've looked a handful of times and cannot find any info on what type of plate I should look to purchase for my 1967 VMA2T Primavera Small Frame.

Does anyone have any resources or advice in looking for a blank plate (repro) and which to get?

Illinois doesn't have personalized plate? In AZ it costs $35/year for one.

The hell is a type plate?

Something like this?

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1234917987/vespa-typenschilder

A number plate I imagine.

I'm figuring she wants a blank one and then have it customised for show.

Less expensive with SIP: https://www.sip-scootershop.com/en/search/Typenschild

Yes number plate, type plate, ID plate, it seems to be called many names and I do not actually know the correct one. Just like the sip/ebay posted, I just wanted to get the correct replica that my bike would have had, or to know if it should have had one or not.

The plate is individual for the market for which the vehicle was intended (e.g. Germany) or the Italian one for original Vespa if it was sold to smaller markets.

Also note that Vespas were manufactured under license, e.g. ACMA, Hoffmann, and then corresponding plates were issued by the license manufacturers.

So in order to actually know what plate i should have, i'd have to learn where my bike was originally sold to/in? Is that correct?

Correct!

Any documents? VIN?

I can hear that it's not necessarily just about decoration for you. You can order duplicates of historical documents and plates directly from Vespa. It couldn't be more original... https://www.vespa.com/en_EN/vespa-vintage/

Order document in English: https://service.piaggiogroup.com/Vintage/richdetail.asp?L=en&B=Piaggio (I have just seen that plates are probably only issued for 3-4 wheeled vehicles. Sorry!)

That is fantastic, thank you so much for this info!

A couple more question here, I understand what the Cert of Origin is, and I think I know what the Technical Data Sheet is. That said,

What is the Declarations used for?
Are the "Type-Approved Technical Data Sheets" different from the Technical Data Sheets included in the top choice?
What is a Certificate of Conformity?
Is the Basic Document (manufacture year, model, color range) just what it say? that my bikes a VMA2T Primavera, lists the color it was sold as, and the years made?)

I'm not the biggest specialist in historic Vespas. But your frame number should be between VMA2T 020001-022874 for a 1967 model year.
This means that it definitely belongs to the first of three series of the Vespa 125 Primavera (1967-1983).

Features of the 125 Primavera 1st series:

slanted logos
Small rear light painted in body color (Rear light identical to Vespa 90 SS)
Grey color of the grips

Frame number position: at the upper edge of the frame opening to the engine
Lettering and emblems: Aluminum lettering "vespa" (new straight lettering) on the leg shield, hexagonal Piaggio emblem above the cascade, aluminum lettering "125 primavera" above the rear light
Seat / saddle: black seat with gray piping, Piaggio lettering at the rear, luggage hook at the front. On the brown-metallic-colored models, the seat is cream-colored.

Engine prefix is VMA2M

Differences to the Vespa 125 Nuova and the ET3

in contrast to the Nuova (VMA1T 1965-1967), now with luggage compartment in left cheek piece
unlike the ET3, no ignition lock on the handlebars (possibly different in the last years of construction from approx. 1980)
front shock absorber and swingarm cover in silver, not black like ET3
without second rear "ET3" plate

Thanks for the continued help here, yes the vin is def VMA2T and fits into those number ranges (thanks!).

I am confused about something you said, you said features are slanted logo, but then uses the straight lettering, so is the correct badging the image attached or the more script one?

I think the taillight was replaced at some point, i'll have to look into that (it'd be nice to have it back to what its supposed to be)

No luggage hook (the under the seat one I assume, may have been removed by previous owners)

Definitely has the small "luggage compartment" on the left body panel/cowel/cheek piece (never heard it called that, thanks for the new info). Which is why people seem confused by the bike and think its not a primavera. No battery.

no ignition lock, only the steering column lock, although it appears someone probably replaced the headset at some point with the wrong one, as it has a hole for an ignition lock (looks poorly drilled so maybe it was the original one and someone screwed up and drilled one into it trying to add one?)

shock absorber/swing arm are silverish, definitely were/are not black

No mention of "ET3" anywhere on bike that ive seen

To be more precise: Vespa 125 Primavera 1st series with slanted/diagonal logo vs.
Vespa 125 Primavera 2nd (starting 1973) and 3rd series with horizontal logo.

The Vespa logo itself was a cursive "Vespa" lettering, from the 2nd series onwards with a more "modern" logo.

1. Series:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Vespa_125_Primavera_1972_front.jpg

2. & 3. Series:

https://cdn.germanscooterforum.de/monthly_2021_04/vespa_1.jpg.3f4225084e84b21bd8c097f277526827.jpg

Ahh so it might be the "Vespa 125" cursive front logo and not just the "Vespa" one, good to know