Piaggio vespa historie. In 1917 piaggio decided to buy a new plant in pisa while after four years it expanded with a new one in pontedera. From their inception vespa scooters have been known for their painted. This latest addition is actually the place where vespa a famous name on the.
Is an italian brand of scooter manufactured by piaggiothe name means wasp in italian. Rinaldo piaggiothe vespa 50 had appeared the previous year 1963 following the introduction of a law in italy making a numberplate obligatory on two wheelers over 50 cc. The vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by piaggio co.
The birth of a legend the vespa which means wasp in italian was the result of enrico piaggios determination to create a low cost product for the masses. The creation of the vespa marked the start of a new page in the history of piaggio a page that would be totally different from the preceding 60 years of the companys existence because starting from the vespa the pontedera factory would abandon aeronautical projects and production to courageously ride ahead on the scooter. Vespa racing scooters were completely handmade and built by specialists within piaggio and were used in races by lots of major riders such as dino mazzoncini and giuseppe cau.
Giuseppe cau won the time trail race at the catania etna in 1950 arriving first in his class 125cc and placed at the 3rd place in the overall standings after guzzi and benelli. Of pontedera italy to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by piaggio. On february 22 1964 enrico piaggio acquired the share in piaggio c.