Scooter Week took place on the Isle of Man from the late 1950s to the 1970s
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Classics, Oddities and Unridden Scooters Hit Auction
The next H&H Classics auction of Vintage Scooters & Classic Motorcycles takes place on 26 March 2025 and there are 62 lots in the scooter section going under the hammer. The oldest is a 1950 Lambretta and the lots include Italian, British, Spanish, Indian scooters, along with one from the USSR too! Lambrettas Under the … Continue reading Classics, Oddities and Unridden Scooters Hit Auction
Rare Vespas in ScooterNova and under the hammer
We’ve been out and about recently photographing a number of interesting scooters to feature in forthcoming editions of ScooterNova magazine. Two of those are small frame Vespas, both with interesting tales to tell and also coming up for auction this week. The oldest is a 1964 Vespa 50S that was originally imported and sold in … Continue reading Rare Vespas in ScooterNova and under the hammer
Rare scooters for sale at specialist auction
Regular readers of ScooterNova magazine may have noticed in the latest edition an advert for a specialist scooter auction. Coincidentally in the same magazine we featured a rather rare scooter that will be for sale at the same event… Over the years I’ve seen numerous car and motorcycle specialist auctions dabble in selling … Continue reading Rare scooters for sale at specialist auction
Arthur Francis – RIP
Sad news today as we learned that the legendary Arthur Francis has passed away. There can’t be many in the world of scooters that do not know his name, the former scooter shop proprietor having his initials painted on the panels of classic Lambrettas the world over. Starting out riding motorcycles, it was a Lambretta … Continue reading Arthur Francis – RIP
Scooters Calendar 2021 – perfect gift for Christmas
Following the success of last year's calendar, we here at ScooterNova magazine produced another for 2021. And yes, we are full of optimism because forward thinking is the way to go! Anyway, the 2021 calendar features both Lambretta and Vespa scooters, plus a vintage Peugeot too. Each and every scooter has graced the pages of … Continue reading Scooters Calendar 2021 – perfect gift for Christmas