OLDEST VESPA SCOOTER UP FOR AUCTION

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(FoxNews) – The Vespa scooter was designed as an affordable way to put

Italians back on the road after World War II, but this one’s not cheap.

The oldest-known existing Vespa is being auctioned online at Catawiki.com

and as of this writing it’s closing in on $175,000, with bidding set to end on

March 28.

The fully-documented “Serie 0” was actually the third Vespa built, the first two

having been lost to history. It’s been fully restored, with the paint carefully

stripped off to highlight its early construction methods, which include a hand-

hammered and soldered steel unibody. About 60 of these pre-production

models were manufactured before a formal assembly line was established.

Vespa is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name

means “wasp” in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor

scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy

to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by

Piaggio.

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