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A Baja 150cc scooter. A cutdown scooter resembles a "naked scooter", which is a scooter designed without panels covering the engine and with little or no bodywork.The difference between the two types is that while a cutdown scooter started as a regular scooter with body panels and bodywork, before it was customized, a "naked scooter" is designed and manufactured as a "bare-bones" vehicle.
At age 14 he won his first design competition and a few years later began his career alongside Luciano Marabese. [citation needed] From 1997 to 2010 he held the position of director of the design center at Marabese Design. In 2010 founded Frascoli Design as an independent consultant designer for motorcycle brands. His designs include:
Vespa (Italian pronunciation:) is an Italian brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy, to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio. [1]
Danmotor Vespa Indonesia (1970s), Licensed Vespa 90cc and 150cc models — Indonesia; Dayton (1954–1960), models included Albatross (powered by 224cc Villiers 1H engine) and Flamenco [49] — United Kingdom; DKR (1957–1967), DKR Company formed by Day & Robinson of Willenhall Radiators, and Cyril Kieft.
The first model was a cabless adaptation of the company's two-wheel scooter, the Vespa, adding two rear wheels and a flat utility bed over the rear axle. Initial models featured 50 cc, [4] 125 cc or 150 cc engines and, later, a 175 cc engine. By the time of the 1964 Ape D, a cab was added to protect the driver from the elements. [5]
In 2013 the PADC, Piaggio Advanced Design Center opened in Pasadena (California, United States). [24] The Vespa 946 was also launched this year, along with the new Vespa Primavera, the latest evolution of the "small body" family. In 2013 Vespa's worldwide sales numbered almost 190,000 units; in 2004 the figure stood at 58,000.
Credits . Creative Directors. Carina Kolodny & Marc Janks . Art Direction. Adam Glucksman . Web Design. Isabella Carapella & Ji Sub Jeong . Motion Graphics & Graphic Design
The Vespa 150 TAP was an anti-tank scooter made in the 1950s from a Vespa scooter for use with French paratroops (troupes aéroportées, TAP).Introduced in 1956 and updated in 1959, the scooter was produced by Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Automobiles (ACMA), the licensed assembler of Vespas in France at the time. [1]