Until recently, scooters were not that popular in the USA. But somehow your grandma could always associate Vespas with Italy. Have you ever wondered how? It is all because of the 1953, William Wyler movie, Roman Holiday. The award winning movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, was a big hit throughout the world in […]
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Have you seen Vespa Daniela? This amazing handcrafted wooden Vespa was built by Carlos Alberto, a carpenter from Portugal. The whole process of building the Vespa Daniela is available on Carpintaria Carlos Alberto’s website.
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In the old days, there was a time when young knights had to prove themselves through scooter jousting! May the best win…
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Meet Haruko Haruhara; this pink haired girl from outer space, is one of the main characters of the anime FLCL, named Fooly Cooly in English. Haruko Haruhara is not your ordinary anime character, she is a Vespa rider! She is also called the Wasp Girl after the translation of the word Vespa from Italian. That being […]
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Congratulations to Vespa Italy’s website for winning the People’s Voice Webby Award for 2011 within the Automotive category. The Webby Awards have been the leading international awards for honoring excellence on the Internet since 1996. Two Webby Awards are available for each category, The Webby Award and The People’s Voice Award. Members of The International Academy of […]
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Vespa World Days 2011 is going to be held in Norway this year. Thousands of scooterists from all around the world will travel to Norway for the annual gathering. The event will start on Thursday, May 19 and will continue through Sunday, May 22. Registrations will remain open until Sunday, May 15, so you have […]
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The recent cooperation of Vespa USA with the award-winning Mint.com blog, Mint Life, is targeting to encourage consumers to rethink their transportation choices. Mint.com, is a free website that helps Americans manage their money. The site brings a user’s all financial accounts together, automatically categorizes the transactions and lets users set budgets and achieve goals. Mint Life, on […]
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Mod in the 60s? All your pals riding around on their customized scooters, in their hyper cool clothes, meeting at coffee bars throughout the day, trying to avoid fights with Rockers, gathering to some dancing at all night clubs… Mod, short for modernist, […]
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Celebrities Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber were spotted riding on their white Vespa in New York yesterday. It is not the first time, the couple is seen riding a scooter. Perhaps, it is one way to avoid being stuck in a car in the crazy city traffic. To see some pictures from their ride yesterday, […]
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Last week, March 11-13, the beautiful city of Salzburg in Austria, which is also known to be the birth place of the 18th century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hosted its 6th annual international car show (Auto Messe Salzburg). It was not all about cars this time, there was a special exhibition for customized Vespas and […]
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