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april 17, 2024 - Vespa
Vespa History 1946-2024
In 78 years of history (Piaggio registered its patent on 23 April 1946) and over 19 million vehicles on the roads in five continents, Vespa has given the entire world a new gear, spreading as it has across the world's roads, uniting youngsters from very differing and distant cultures in a unique passion. The first truly global mobility brand, Vespa has become a common thread between generations, used by all different groups in society, creating various cultural phenomena particular to the different settings in which it has found itself, to the point of becoming a protagonist and a distinctive trait. It has steered habits, music and youth, and has accompanied countries and continents as they have grown, racing alongside them in times of economic boom.
At the beginning of the new millennium Vespa is experiencing one of the happiest moments of its long life. Since 2004, when 58,000 vehicles were produced, the growth of the Vespa brand has been constant and spectacular. More than 100,000 units were produced in 2006, arriving at 180,000 in 2017 and passing the benchmark of 200,000 units per year in 2018.
In the last decade, more than 2 million new Vespa vehicles have been produced and taken out on roads all over the world.
Today, Vespa is a more global brand than ever before, a real citizen of the world, present in 83 countries on every continent and produced at three production sites: Pontedera, the plant where Vespas have been built uninterruptedly since 1946 with production destined for Europe and Western markets, the Americas included; Vinh Phuc, in Vietnam, which serves the local market and the Far East; and India, at the ultra modern Baramati factory, opened in April 2012 to manufacture Vespas for the Indian market.
VESPA TODAY
Vespa, in the various eras it has seen, has always represented the cutting-edge of technology. Characterised by an extremely advanced bearing body concept, built entirely out of steel, Vespa marked the evolution of individual mobility. Today, the latest Vespa vehicles, equipped with engines and technical solutions to support modern riding, represent the style synthesis of an evolution that has made Vespa design immortal, ensuring it is an icon of Italian elegance the world over.
Vespa Primavera – Youthful, innovative, technologically ground-breaking, agile and dynamic, with an eye to the protection of the environment of which it is the star, the Vespa Primavera (in its 50, 125, 150cc and electric versions) is a protagonist of its time, inheriting all the freshness and joy of life that marks the history of a model that is a legendary element of the Vespa family tree.
Vespa Sprint continues the tradition of vitality and youthfulness. It was designed as the evolution of the recent Vespa Primavera project (from which it adopts its thermic engines and the electric one), aimed at kids of all ages and highlighting the sporty features conjured up by its name, legendary by birth. It was created with a small and lightweight but practical and protective body, all in steel and is characterised by its youthful line, marked by a bold rectangular rear light and large 12” tyres, with spectacular aluminium alloy wheels.
Both Vespa Primavera and Vespa Sprint have had prestigious partnerships with designers and artists such as Sean Wotherspoon and Justin Bieber and with global brands such as Disney. Partnerships that have generated extraordinary exclusive versions of Vespa's "small body".
Vespa GTS, known as the "Vespone" (The Big Vespa) for its large chassis, is the fastest, sportiest and most enjoyable Vespa in the range, perfect for urban usage thanks to its handling and the performance of the liquid-cooled 125 and 300cc 4-Stroke engines, but also for trips out of town, alone or with a passenger on board. The new GTS range, launched in 2022 and comprising Vespa GTS, GTS Super, GTS SuperSport and GTS SuepTech, offers the most powerful ever adopted by Vespa, sophisticated style details and a comprehensive series of modern equipment that includes the ABS braking system, ASR traction control and Keyless system.
Vespa Gtv is developed from the GTS 300 base. With its low headlamp, positioned on the front mudguard, and the exposed metal tubular handlebar, it recalls the elegant sportiness of 1950s Vespas.
VESPA 946 was launched in 2013. It is an innovative product which takes inspiration from the Vespa prototype MP6 produced in 1946.
As the prototype which serves as inspiration the Vespa 946 seems to come directly from the best technology of its time. Details such as the handlebars that feature sewn trim with needle and thread, aluminium parts fitted manually, one by one in monocoque steel body, a dedicated production line, more like an haute couture atelier than a production line, make this Collection stand out.
In 2024 ancient tradition and modern mastery seamlessly merge in the limited-edition Vespa 946 Dragon. To commemorate the launch and pay homage to the Lunar New Year, Vespa is also releasing its inaugural fashion item. The exclusive Dragon Varsity Jacket celebrates the legendary status of the iconic scooter and reflects its signature combination of style and legacy.
2020 Vespa Primavera-Sean Wotherspoon
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2021 Vespa 75°
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01 Vespa MP6 Prototipo 1945
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02 Vespa MP6 Prototipo 1945
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1946 Vespa 98
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1946 Vespa 98
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1949 Vespa 125
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1951 Vespa 125 (Roman Holiday)
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1953 Vespa 125U
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1955 Vespa 125 Sidecar
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1955 Vespa GS 150
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1956 Vespa 150
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1958 Vespa 125 VNA2
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1959 Vespa GS 150
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1960 Vespa 150 VBB
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1962 Vespa GS 160
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1963 Vespa GL 150
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1963 Vespa 50
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1964 Vespa 180 SuperSport
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1965 Vespa 150 Super
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1966vVespa 90 SS
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1968 Vespa 125 Primavera
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1968 Vespa 180 Rally
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1968 Vespa GTR 125
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1969 Vespa 50 Special
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1969 Vespa 150 Sprint Veloce
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1975 Vespa TS 125
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1976 Vespa 125 Primavera ET3
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1976 Vespa Rally 200
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1978 Vespa 50Elestart Mu.027
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1978 Vespa 100 Sport
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1978 Vespa PX 125
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1982 Vespa PK 125
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1983 Vespa PK 50
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1985 Vespa PK 125 S Automatica Elestart
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1985 Vespa T5
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1991 Vespa 50 Special Revival
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1996 Vespa ET4 125
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2000 Vespa ET2 50
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2003 Vespa Granturismo
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2005 Vespa GTS 250
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2005 Vespa LX
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2006 Vespa GT 60 limited edition
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2006 Vespa GTV 250
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2006 Vespa LX 50 HyS ibrida
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2006 Vespa 125 LXV
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2008 Vespa GTS 300 Super
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2011 Vespa PX 150 Unita d'italia
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2013 Vespa 946
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2013 Vespa Primavera 125
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2014 Vespa Sprint 125
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2016 Vespa 946 (RED)
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2017 Vespa Sei Giorni
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2018 Vespa Elettrica
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2019 Vespa GTS HPE
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1947 Vespa 98 Corsa
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1949 Mu.044 Vespa 125 circuito
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1949 Mu.045 vespa corsa telaio in lega
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1949 Vespa 98 Corsa Circuito
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1950 Mu.046 Vespa Record Monthlery
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1951 Vespa Siluro
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1951 Vespa Siluro
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1951 Vespa 125 Sei Giorni
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Vespa Dakar
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1 Pontedera factory 1950
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3 Pontedera factory 1960
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4 Pontedera factory 1960
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2 ProveCollaudoVespa 1950
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5 linea montaggio Vespa 150
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6 preparazione delle scocche per la verniciatura 1949
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7 Foto linea montaggio Vespa 1960c
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8 Stabilimento dopo alluvione 1966
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9 veduta aerea stabilimento P
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2020 Vespizzatevi! 02
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2020 Vespizzatevi!
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ADV Vespa Rally180 (1969)
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Vespa GS 160 1962
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Vespa Rally200 1973
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2 All'areoporto
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3 Alla stazione
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04 Vespa GTS Super
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4 Alle corse
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5 Alle Hawaji
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6 In campagna
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7 In campeggio
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8 In montagna
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21 vespa e sole
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22 onda
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23 mela a strisce
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24 coppia
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25 cielo
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26 mela a stelle
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27 giovani
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1946 Depliant Vespa
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1949 Depliant France
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1949 Depliant
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1949 Perché Vespa
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1949 UK Brochure 01
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1949 UK Brochure 02
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1950 Vespizzatevi
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1952 Vespizzatevi Cartolina
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1953 Vespa Bologna
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1953 Vespa Calendar 01
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1953 Vespa Calendar 02
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1953 Vespa Torino
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1953 Vespizzatevi
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1954 Roulez Vespa
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1954 Vespa Calendar
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1954 Vespa Denmark
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1954 Vespizzatevi!
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1955 Poster Savignac
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1955 Vespa France
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1955-56 Vespa Australia
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1956 1 milione Vespa
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1959 Vespa Netherland
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1960 Vespa Brazil
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1960 Vespa Kenia
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1960 Vespa Portugal
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1961 Betta getta Vespa
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1961 Poster Scarsi
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1961 Poster Vespa
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1961-62 Felicita Vespa
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1962 France Vespa
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1962 If only we had Vespa
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1962 Paradise for two
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1964 Vespa USA
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1965 Vespa Thailand
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1967 Vespa USA
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1967-68 Con Vespa si puo
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1968 Be Different USA
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1969 ADV Vespa Rally180
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1969-71 Chi Vespa 01
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1969-71 Chi Vespa 02
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1969-71 Chi Vespa 03
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1970 Chi Vespa - (Stampata)
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1970 Chi Vespa... (Bozzetto)M016
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1970 Poster Vespa
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1971 Mela compro la Vespa
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1972 Pace chi Vespa
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1972 Splende Chi Vespa
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1973 Sussurra Chi Vespa
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1977 Vespa da una svolta
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1977 Vespa muove la voglia fare
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1981 Vespa mito scooter
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1982 Italia s'è Vespa
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1983 Oggi sono il mare
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1990 Scansti Baloccone
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2003 Vespa GT200
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2005 Vespa GTS RoadRunner
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2006 Vespa 60 Anni
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2016 Vespa 70 Anni
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Enrico Piaggio
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articolo su Enrico Piaggio 1954
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1956 enrico Piaggio festeggia la produzione della milionesima Vespa
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Corradino D'Ascanio
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01 Corradino D'Ascanio
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03 Vespa Days 2014 Mantova
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Championship1962 3
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DAKAR 1980 03 Vespa
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DAKAR 1980 04 Vespa
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DAKAR 1980 Vespa 01
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DAKAR 1980 Vespa 02
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tebaldini ferrua savino 1953
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Tommaso Godino pre-gara 1952
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Vespa 6giorni 1951
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Vespacorse2
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01-vespa-primavera-125
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02-vespa-primavera-elettrica
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03-vespa-primavera-s-125
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04-vespa-primavera-tech-125
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12 Vespa 946 Dragon
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06 Vespa GTS
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07 Vespa GTS Super
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08 Vespa GTS SuperSport
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09 Vespa GTS SuperTech
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10 Vespa GTS range
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11 Vespa Gtv
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05-vespa-sprint-s-elettrica
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