Modern Vespa : VB1 restoration blog

VB1 restoration blog

OP Birdsnest Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:59:34 +0000 details Not So Moderator VNB VSC 09C VMA VSX - vbc vmb Joined: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:31:07 +0000 Posts: 7479 Location: Hustletown, TX
OP Birdsnest Not So Moderator VNB VSC 09C VMA VSX - vbc vmb Joined: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:31:07 +0000 Posts: 7479 Location: Hustletown, TX	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:59:34 +0000 quote Found a link to a VB1 restoration blog: http://classicgarage.net/VB1Vespa/index.html I don't know that I can get with the final color choice, but it's a halfway decent resto blog I hadn't seen before... FWIW.

chad Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:31:02 +0000 details Olivia Newton-John p200, vbb, gt200, px150, vnb Joined: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 Posts: 4494 Location: chippewa falls, wisconsin
chad Olivia Newton-John p200, vbb, gt200, px150, vnb Joined: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 Posts: 4494 Location: chippewa falls, wisconsin	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:31:02 +0000 quote i cired when i read that. the original paint was beautiful (i bet it even had some of the original stickers). personally, i think the guy ruined it. now it's just like every other reprayed vb1.

OP Birdsnest Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:52:36 +0000 details Not So Moderator VNB VSC 09C VMA VSX - vbc vmb Joined: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:31:07 +0000 Posts: 7479 Location: Hustletown, TX
OP Birdsnest Not So Moderator VNB VSC 09C VMA VSX - vbc vmb Joined: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:31:07 +0000 Posts: 7479 Location: Hustletown, TX	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:52:36 +0000 quote +1 If that was the original paint, then the respray is more than dubious! I thought it was a prior restoration/non original paint?

chad Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:33:08 +0000 details Olivia Newton-John p200, vbb, gt200, px150, vnb Joined: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 Posts: 4494 Location: chippewa falls, wisconsin
chad Olivia Newton-John p200, vbb, gt200, px150, vnb Joined: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 Posts: 4494 Location: chippewa falls, wisconsin	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:33:08 +0000 quote ah, that would make sense. i hope it was a respray of a respray.

Andrea Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:02:59 +0000 details Sponsor DL200, TV2, Vega, Lui, GTS Joined: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:17:12 +0000 Posts: 750 Location: Orange, NJ
Andrea Sponsor DL200, TV2, Vega, Lui, GTS Joined: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:17:12 +0000 Posts: 750 Location: Orange, NJ	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:02:59 +0000 quote From the blog: "The guys at Scooter Market told me the bike had been fully restored about 10 years ago but had been sitting unused in a garage for the last couple of years." Andrea

chad Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:16:43 +0000 details Olivia Newton-John p200, vbb, gt200, px150, vnb Joined: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 Posts: 4494 Location: chippewa falls, wisconsin
chad Olivia Newton-John p200, vbb, gt200, px150, vnb Joined: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 Posts: 4494 Location: chippewa falls, wisconsin	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:16:43 +0000 quote andrea, you have to remember that i have a short attention span and can't be bothered to actually READ the blog also, thanks for offering to help me out with the excel spreadsheet thing. my wife ended up being able to figure it out.

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