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Vespa VL1 – 1955

Vespa VL1 - 1955

Vespa VL1 – 1955 Description:
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Production : 1955
Engine : 2 stroke, 150cc.
Photo Credit : waste.org

Vespa VL1 - 1955

Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959

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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959

Vespa 150 TAP Specifications :
Manufacturer : Piaggio (France)
Productions : 1950′s
Photo Credit : Rama and symboles-et-traditions.com
The Vespa 150 TAP is an Italian Vespa scooter modified to transport a M20 75 mm recoilless rifle, which was used in the 1950s by the French Airborne Forces (Troupes aéroportées, or TAP). It was produced by Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Automobiles (ACMA), a licensed assembler of Vespas in France, in 1956 and 1959.
Its mounted M20, a U.S.-made light anti-armour cannon, was very light when compared to a standard 75mm cannon but was still able to penetrate 100 mm of armour by so-called HEAT warhead. The recoil is counteracted by venting propellant gases out the rear of the weapon which eliminated the need for a mechanical recoil system or heavy mounts, enabling the weapon to be fired from the Vespa frame.

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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959
Vespa+150+TAP Vespa 150 TAP 1956 1959
Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959

The scooters would be parachute-dropped in pairs, accompanied by a two-man team. The gun was carried on one scooter, while the ammunition was loaded on the other. Due to the lack of any kind of aiming devices the recoilless rifle was never designed to be fired from the scooter, the gun was mounted on a tripod which was also carried by the scooter, before being fired.
The “Bazooka Vespa” was relatively cheap: Vespas cost roughly $500 at the time, and the M20s were plentiful. Roughly 800 of these scooters were deployed in the Algerian War.

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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959

Source : wikipedia.org

Vespa Super 150 – 1978

Vespa Super 150 1978

Vespa Super 150 1978 Specification :
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Productions : 1978
Engine : 2-stroke, 150 cc
Photo Credit : Arif Gunawan
This Vespa belongs to my brother, Arif Gunawan.

Vespa Super 150 1978

Vespa 125 V15 1950

Vespa 125 V15 1950

Vespa 125 V15 Specifications :
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Production : 1950

Vespa 125 V15 1950

Photo Credit : vespaclub.online.fr

Vespa GS160 MK2 – 1964

Vespa GS160 MK2 - 1964

Vespa MP5 Paperino – 1943 Specification :

Manufacturer : Piaggio
Production : 1964
Engine : air-cooled engine, 2 stroke,
Photo Credit : theworldofmotorcycles.com

Vespa GS160 MK2 - 1964

Vespa 125 (V30-V33) 1951

Vespa 125 (V30-V33) 1951

Vespa 125 (V30-V33) Specifications :
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Production : 1951

Vespa125 V30 1951

Photo Cource : vespaclub.online.fr

Vespa Primavera 125 – 1968 – 1976

Vespa Primavera 125

Vespa Primavera 125 Specification :

Manufacturer : Piaggio
Production : 1968-1976
Engine : 125 cc, 2-stroke
Photo Credit : Khaosaming and Nardi Francesco.

Vespa Primavera 125

Vespa MP5 Paperino – 1943

Vespa MP5 Paperino - 1943

Vespa MP5 Paperino – 1943 specification :
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Country : Germany
Production : 1943 (End of World War 2)
Engine : 98cc, 2 stroke, single cylinder, bore : 50mm, stroke : 50mm
Top speed : 60 mph
Transmision : Chain
Brake : Drum
Tire : 4.00-10

Vespa MP6 – 1946

Vespa MP6 - 1946

Vespa MP6 – 1946 specification:
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Production : 1945
Engine : 2stroke, single cylinder, bore: 50mm,stroke: 50mm
Top speed : 37.28 mph
Transmision : chain/cardan
Brake : Drum
Tire : 3.50-8

Vespa Super Cruisaire 125 – 1957

Vespa Super Cruisaire 125 - 1957


Vespa Super Cruisaire 125 – 1957 Specification :
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Produuction : 1957
Engine : 2 stroke
Photo Credit : theworldofmotorcycles.com