Vintage Vespa Scooters

The Vespa is such an iconic symbol of Italy that we're forgiven for assuming the ancient Romans must have ridden the two-wheeled scooters on their daily excursions around town. In fact, Vespas are a post-war creation of the Piaggio company, which started out in 1884 manufacturing parts for ships, railroad cars, and, eventually, airplanes. The first Vespa (Italian for wasp, the name was reportedly coined by Enrico Piaggio himself) rolled...Continue Reading