Modern Vespa

flip the sprint and keep the SS

Man if that were on the other coast I would drive right now to get it wherever it was on this coast!

Wtf. That's a deal o the day.

The bodge alarms are going off but it's mixed.
1. Crash bars are proper Vigano, but the crest shows piaggio, not normal bodge but not quite right.
2. the passenger seat pan is not correct to the sprint, it's from a VBB. bodges often swap them the other way.
3. the reciepts, but really? an SS bodge? SS has the correct fork and engine (judging from the fan cover)

The paperwork is a little funny, but what the hell, go check them out if you are close. And bring a magnet.

No

NO!

nononono....

Chiang Mai is a stone's throw from Vietnam.

Sounds like the deal may actually a be an ordeal

Doh. On first glance if you look past the crash bars it seems good. But if it's too good to be true, it most likely is!

The other thing that sounds suspect is they have been left outside for a decade, but don't look like they have any rust visible in those photos.

Doesn't original paperwork always add to the value?

There's some rust. Floorboards by the tunnel and the rear of the SS. Some of the chrome has some rust too. Maybe they had covers? It's way less rust than you'd expect that's for sure. Especially being in Seattle with all that rain and salty air

That's because compared to SE Asia, Seattle is dry air.

rally 200 alert

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/415178767140954/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac1a20225-558f-4d02-b158-468fa2aeb9c8

Money pit

lotta rot visible around that body. I'd probably let myself get suckered in at 600 since there are plenty of valuable bobs on it. Another bad frame to complain about with friends online is priceless, right?

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Is "Do you have the rest of the missing floorboard?" a stupid question? I can see grass growing threw it.

You'd easily spend 5 to 7k restoring that. The advert stating what it could be worth is irrelevant. The notion that you can make money on restoring something this far gone is a myth.

If you're interested in and capable of doing of doing things like a floorboard replacement yourself, there might be something there, but even that is a stretch.

Not sure this is any kind of deal, but thought someone on here may want it.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1272787646588759/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A44e1ff8a-766b-480e-9f86-2ea07b787405

I'm with you. It all just… well… odd?

But somebody that has that has to know what it is, right? Plus the sprint?

If it was local? I'd show with cash. But ready to walk if anything smelled like day old sushi.

Can somebody elaborate for me why the Ape had such a pathetic CC for what is in effect a 3 wheeled car? What was the logic for a 50cc , allowing younger drivers to operate or something ?

Glad it's not near me, if body was solid, wouldn't matter if it smelled a bit like day old tuna.

Who knows with an auction site, but the starting price isn't offputting:

VBB on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115415844501?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VfR6bh_dRrG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=7EJnGwXQRa-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I see that got that mid 80's Street Rod paint job.

Reckon this is probably a great opportunity from our own broader community: [THOUSAND OAKS, CA] 1963 GS160 MK1 project to complete SOLD

P200 in Lake City (Seattle) for 2k. A little rough but not a basket case by any stretch.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/d/seattle-1980-vespa-p200e/7498613530.html

Hal

Allstate no photos.

https://goldcountry.craigslist.org/mcy/d/cedar-ridge-1964-sears-allstate-vespa/7497170063.html

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/d/san-francisco-vespa-150-super/7496991996.html

A bit too far for me, with gas prices what they are but free is a pretty good deal.
https://mattoon.craigslist.org/zip/d/mattoon-free-1980-vespa-p200/7499240597.html

Same one posted on the east coast a week or so ago. Scam.

It did look familiar.

Yep. Scam all the way. Scroll down, meant to try and phish heaps of lookers.
509 area code definitely NOT Illinois.

My guess is trying to get people to paypal/venmo money to "hold it" because it's coincidentally near enough to drive from Chicago (and maybe show up in the "search nearby" on Chicago craigslist), but also too far away to just go grab it.

Also, the fact it had been up for 8 hours by the time I saw it. Dead giveaway right there.

Hey all. Not sure it's fair to post the one that didn't get away but I just picked this up last weekend.

Minus minor rust and dust it's exactly like it left the showroom and sitting in my garage.

Well done! I say fair game - I'm sure most of the deals here don't get scooped up by us any way

Sweet deal on that "top of the line" Super. Looks original and unmolested. That massive windscreen is a hoot.

That's a great score!

I have one of those windscreens that I got with my Sprint.

It kind've made sense in Chicago when riding in the cold, but what's it for in Sarasota? Are the bugs that bad?

Originally sold in NY. I'm sure it was much appreciated up there!

Looks clean and original...

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/mpo/d/el-cajon-1964-vespa-allstate/7502700321.html