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1976: Vespa 125 Primavera ET3.
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2003: Vespa Granturismo.
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2001: Vespa PX 150.
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1996: Vespa ET4 125.
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1985: Vespa PX T5.
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1985: Vespa PK 125 S Automatica Elestart.
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1982: Vespa PK 125.
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1978: Vespa PX 125.
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1976: Vespa 200 Rally.
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1955: Vespa GS 150.
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1958: Vespa 125.
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1960: Vespa 150.
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1963: Vespa 50.
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1964: Vespa 180 SS.
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1966: Vespa 90 SS.
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1967: Vespa 125 Primavera.
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1972: Vespa 50 Special.
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1953: Vespa 125 U.
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1952: Vespa Sei Giorni.
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2005: Vespa GTS 250.
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2013: Vespa Primavera 125.
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2014: Vespa GTS ABS.
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2014: Vespa Sprint 125.
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2015: Vespa 946 EA.
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1945: Vespa MP6 Prototipo.
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1946: Vespa 98cc.
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1948: Vespa 125.
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2016: anniversary model "Vespa Settantesimo – Vespa 70".
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2016: anniversary model "Vespa Settantesimo – Vespa 70".
History of Piaggio Vespa
Scooter tradition from Italy
A Vespa model was first patented in April 1946. Almost 19 million scooters have been manufactured under the brand name since then. The popular two-wheelers of Italian origin rattle through cities and towns around the world.
The PFrom today’s perspective, iaggio produces two-wheelers as a matter of course; The company was founded in 1884, a year before Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach designed the riding car. This is considered the first motorcycle in the world. For half a century, Piaggio manufactured ships, railroad cars and, most recently, aircraft in particular for the two world wars. After Italy’s defeat in World War II, the victorious powers banned any production of armaments: Piaggio was on the verge of collapse.
With this in mind, Enrico Piaggio decided to create an inexpensive mass product: the aerospace engineer and inventor Corradino D’Asconi developed a corresponding concept within a few weeks. The first prototype was called “Paperino” because of its strange shape, after the Italian name of the Walt Disney character Donald Duck. The second prototype reminded Enrico Piaggio of the appearance of a wasp, in Italian Vespa. The stinging insect gave the brand its name.
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1946: Vespa 98cc.
The Vespa 98cc, the first model on the market, was offered in two versions: in addition to the standard version, there was also a “Luxery” version in elegant white with speedometer and side stand. In the second half of 1947, the production of scooters exploded, Piaggio was able to manufacture 10,535 Vespas. A trend that continued in the years that followed.
In Germany scooters were manufactured under a Vespa license from 1950. Within a few years, Piaggio was able to expand production and sales of the scooters to a large number of other countries. Despite minor setbacks, the Italians were able to continue the company’s success over the past decades: In 2016, Piaggio sold 6,962 scooters in Germany, more than all other providers combined.
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