It may surprise some to learn that motor-scooters not only existed before the stylish post-WW2 Italian Lambretta and Vespa machines, but that there was a small but flourishing British scooter industry producing them too. In 1920, the Coventry-based Kenilworth was one of half a dozen or so scooters you could buy in the UK, alongside … Continue reading Rare 1920s British scooters and barn-find Lambretta GT200 for sale
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No speeding please
Now whilst vehicles in the 1920s weren't exactly fast, you've still got to wonder; how successful was this plea by Fresno's board of supervisors?The racing car in the photo suggests 'not very'!(Photo found on Classic Pics' Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/history_pics/status/633189091094433792)