US EditionVespa, Italy's Iconic Scooter, Celebrates 80 Years
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80 years of Vespa. Designer Enrico Piaggio registered his new scooter as a patent on April 23, 1946. Why the cult two-wheeler is still so fascinating.
Eighty years have passed since that April 23, 1946, when the Piaggio & C. Spa of Pontedera filed the patent of an absolutely innovative scooter. The signature was that of the aeronautical engineer Corradino D'Ascanio who described a rational complex of organs and elements with frame combined with mudguards and bonnet covering the whole mechanical part. D'Ascanio had been hired in 1932 to design aircraft and helicopters, and when Enrico Piaggio a…
In 1946 the Italian company Piaggio applied for the Vespa patent. Today the two-stroker belongs to Italy like the pizza and the Colosseum
The Vespa belongs to Italy like the pizza and the Colosseum. The cult scooter from Tuscany celebrates its 80th birthday tomorrow Thursday. On 23 April 1946 the Italian company Piaggio has filed the Vespa for patent. Age folds are not to be feared with the popular two-stroker, the Wespe [...]
Vespa, Italy's iconic scooter, celebrates 80 years
From a postwar workshop in Tuscany to showrooms in more than 100 countries, the Piaggio Vespa marks eight decades as one of the world's most recognisable vehicles. Vespa, the iconic Italian scooter, celebrates 80 years since the first patent was presented by Piaggio on 23 April 1946. The anniversary marks a remarkable journey from practical postwar transport to global cultural icon, and a production total approaching 20 million units. History Th…
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