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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]
In the 1950s and early 1960s Vespa and Lambretta scooters were raced competitively against motorcycles, often winning the races. In the mid-1960s, motorcycle engines became larger and faster, and a gap was created—along with varying cc classifications. Since the 1980s, Vespa and Lambretta racing has grown into a serious sport in the United ...
Hercules (1950s—1970s), Absorbed into Sachs in 1963. Models included the E1 electric scooter in the 1970s [63] — West Germany [64] Hoffman (Vespa) (1950–1955), licence built Vespas — West Germany [65] Hirano Pop (1952–1961), Hirano Manufacturing Co., Ltd., several 50cc and 80cc 2-stroke models including the Poppet — Japan [66 ...
Vespa 125cc, built under licence by ACMA. Production started in February 1951 with 20 workers building 200 scooters. In April 1953, the 100,000th completed Vespa left the ACMA works. In 1954, production of the 150,000th Vespa was celebrated. It was also in 1954 that the company modified its name to Ateliers de construction de motocycles et d ...
Douglas "Vespa" 1950 Mark V: 350 cc 1951 Douglas Dragonfly: 348 cc horizontally opposed twin-cylinder four-stroke: 1955–1957 1,457 Dragonfly motorcycles were produced before the company was taken over and production ended in 1957.
Mod, from the word modernist, is a subculture that began in late 1950s London and spread throughout Great Britain, eventually influencing fashions and trends in other countries. [1] It continues today on a smaller scale.
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. In ten years of continuous progression over 1.3 million new Vespas have been produced.
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]