1966 Allstate Blue Badge 125 for $850 in Glendale, Indiana

This is a 1966 Vespa/Allstate 125 Blue Badge. At first I thought it was a Primavera. I'd say it's a fair price for a running smallie in this condition. Here's the link and the photo. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/2181703482.html

The 1963 Vespa 90

Well recently a nice guy named Pete stumbled upon my blog and contacted me about a 1963 Vespa 90 he was selling in NY. I remembered that a blog reader and friend Elena had been wanting a Vespa for a long time, and also lived in New York. I contacted her and passed on the details. She went and picked up the scooter this past Sunday and I'm sure she'll be very happy with her new scooter project. I love the paint job on this thing even if it looks like it was done poorly. It'd be cool to have it done the same way but professionally. Not a bad find and a very fair price at $250. Thanks Pete! Good luck, Elena!

Here we go! First post in months!

1979 P125X for $875 in Mendocino, California
This one is also listed with a Vespa Super but it looks as if the frame is bent so I'd steer clear of that one. Here's the link and the photo! http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/mcy/2169198352.html

                                                                   

1960's Vespa VBB or VNB project in Monmouth, Maine for $250

Here's the photo and the link! http://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/2164201093.html

Here's a 1973 Vespa Primavera ET3 for trade or $$$$? in Austin, Texas
http://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/2168092021.html

1959 Allstate Cruisaire project in Rockmart, Georgia for $600 obo
http://nwga.craigslist.org/mcy/2158302673.html

1979 Vespa Piaggio P125X with only (190 ORIGINAL MILES ) in Macon, Georgia for $1,200!
Here's the link and the photo. This thing is in great shape! http://macon.craigslist.org/mcy/2110372932.html

1966 Vespa Blue Badge small frame barn find for $950 obo in Atlanta, Georgia
I'd say the price on this on is a little steep considering the shape it's in but it's still worth checking out if you like smallies. Here's the link and the photo. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/mcy/2163546178.html

1964 Sears Allstate 125cc for  $600 in Kirtland, Ohio
This one looks to be in pretty decent shape and might be a great project for someone. Here's the link and the photo. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/2160879190.html

1960's Allstate for $800 in Seattle, Washington
Looks to be in pretty good shape, might not take much to get this one back on the road! Here's the link and photo. http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/mcy/2163900618.html

1964 Vespa VNB for $1,200 in St. Paul, Minnesota
This looks like a very easy project for someone. Most of the hard stuff it looks like has been done. In a Week you could have this thing up and ready to ride I bet. Here's the link and the photo. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/2172423869.html

 

 

 

A long time coming!!!

Okay, I know I have not been updating this blog as regularly as I used to but I should be able to keep up with the original post a week again. I've been busy with the new project but I wanted to give an update. I recently picked up my Dad's old 1959 Lambretta LD 125 over the summer. My cousin and I are in the process of restoring it to it's former glory.

It all started about 19 years ago when I was 15 years old. My dad passed away when I was 2 years old so when I was growing up my Mom always made a point to break out the photo albums and tell me about my Dad. The stories always seemed to include my Dad's Lambretta. She told me how he first saw the scooter when he was stationed in Germany while in the Army and that he bought one and had it shipped back to the U.S. My mom told me how when they were dating he would pick her up on it and they'd drive out to the country, to a local jazz club, or just cruise around the UC campus.

When I was 15 I asked for a scooter for my birthday. Her friend had a Vespa 90 sitting in her garage and offered it up for $50. It was the best present I ever got. I rode that thing into the ground! Through the years I've owned a few scooters and I always wondered what happened to my Dad's old LD. My mother never kept in contact with my Dad's side of the family and never encouraged me to contact them either. Well, 6 years ago my Mom passed away and left a void in my life that will never be completely filled. My Dad's side of the family came to the funeral and we re-connected after 29 years of separation. Every time I opened the old family photo albums there was the Lambretta staring me in the face with my Dad and various family members sitting on it. After a year of obsessing over it I asked my Cousin if she knew what ever happened to the old scooter. She told me she was supposed to have gotten it when she turned 16, but never did. She also told me it was still sitting in the basement of one of the many dilapidated houses my Uncle owned. I immediately called my Uncle to inquire. He told me he sold it to some guy a few years ago for $65. He said the guy fixes and rides scooters and is in a local scooter club. I was crushed but I couldn't give up. I posted the story on the Lambretta club website and a local site. After a day my clubmate told me he knew who had it! He posted a picture of it on the local site. It all fit together, the price, the location, everything! He also told me that they re-sold it to Ed of Vespa Cincinnati and gave me his number. I called and talked to Ed and he agreed to sell it back to me . I was so excited! I told him I would buy it in 2 weeks, but when the time came unfortunately something came up and I didn't have the money. I tried calling back a few weeks later and was told that he already sold it to someone in Oklahoma. I was crushed, again. Unfortunately Ed passed away a week later of a stroke. I thought the story would end there but again the LD comes back into my life. Ed's daughter had been searching her fathers name on google and stumbled onto my post on the Lambretta Club website. She emailed me and we later spoke on the phone. She guaranteed me that the scooter would end up in my possession once her father's estate was settled. She kept her word and made me a very happy man. My Cousin and I picked up the scooter this past summer and have been working to get it back on the road. I am almost positive that every time my Cousin and I work on the scooter my Mom and Dad are looking down on us smiling.

Here's a few photos of the Lambretta with my Dad, Cousins, and me.