Modern Vespa

I am on the hunt for a vintage Vespa with a solid body and not necessarily a perfect engine to tinker with. My biggest hurdle is narrowing which model and year I like the best. Does anyone know of any websites that directly compare them side by side with tons of images?

Thanks a million

Just buy a GS150 or a Rally 200 and forget the comparison. Either way, you'll have one dead-nuts SEXY scooter or a "vintage" beast when all's said and done.

i know nothing of vintage... but if your serious, first decided what your going to "use it for"... or are you just wanting a project? are going to do an original restoration, custom, cruiser or racer? a kitted out monster? a bit of all of them mixed together? depending on purpose, you'll have to decide on frame size, wheel size, engine size... also check on the availability of replacement parts on a particular series... some small frames are missing battery and engine doors that are impossible to find, the rally 180/200 are sexy machines but the cowls are worth more than the scooter now... if you can find cowls! vba and vbb gas tanks? forget about it! of course the P series have the best availability of parts and optional after market bits...

truthfully and i've never done this type of thing, i would suggest; finding the frame you want and then look for engine cases and build it the way want it. i prefer stock or semi-stock motors(sito-plus, bigger carb...) and a flashy paint job. i don't want an "original" restoration of a stock bike... i also don't care about keeping original parts... like a GL head set on a Super or cutting and fitting a P glove box for a Sprint... that type of stuff. buying a couple of scoots and parting one out... it's the cheapest way to do it and the funnest... it's definitely a long time project!

even though i don't recommend buying one, the [redacted] web site has a lot of great pics of several different vintage bikes and paint jobs.

have a good and clean work space and the right tools can make it way more enjoyable...

good luck and let me know if i can offer any help.

Love the shop, Tom. I like the anti-pegboard you've got there. I've got pegboard up in my shop, and it nearly drives me crazy.

thanks.

it's sad to say... i wanted peg board but the shit is so expensive!!! after putting this up i realized i liked it better! i can put up shelves or nails for hanging, anywhere... not limited by the "holes"

Is that the tail of a '61 Ford Meteor (Canadian) in the picture?

wow! good eye... but no. 1962 Mercury Comet. so similar... it's my wife's, she is way cooler than me.

OK, close but no cigar. The paint scheme on the rear fender is similar to the Canadian Ford (Meteor). in '61. The Comet was a compact car by the standards of the day...........a large car by our present day. Some of those Comets really screamed when Ford put the 427 in them a couple of years later. Nice shop!

...i thought the comet is just the mercury version of the ford meteor... it's a "compact" two door with a six banger and three on the tree... i know someone with a meteor and they look almost identical? i'll post better pics tomorrow if interested.

the best part of the shop is we just bought a (smallish)fridge and i wired speakers to my computer for music... i'll be adding more light soon