Piaggio Vespa PDF Book

Author : Giorgio Sarti
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Release : 2006
Category : Vespa motor scooter
ISBN : 9780760325773
File Size : 26,8 Mb
Total Download : 727

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Book Summary: Now a venerable icon of Italian style, the internationally known quintessential scooter - the Vespa - was once a two-wheeled revolution, offering mobility to everyone. Today it has come to symbolize scootering status, style, and freedom. As Vespa reaches its 60s without showing a wrinkle, this book celebrates its decades of incomparable spirit. In glowing images and words, the book shows Vespa in its many guises—as the two-wheeled vehicle of the post-war economic boom; as the symbol of the forward-charging ideas of the 1960s; appearing in romantic films such as Roman Holiday; and promoted in delirious ads that claimed, “Whoever Vespas, eats apples.” Decades of period ads and famous calendars are included, as well as technical and production information on every model ever built, including rare prototypes and variants. Each model is detailed in over 30 categories, from engine specs to production facts. Filled with stunning color photos and illustrations, the book is itself a stylish tribute to the iconic vehicle it celebrates. Author Giorgio Sarti knows Vespa, and this book is a thorough and thoroughly enchanting tribute to the scooter as it has sped through history, meaning something new to each generation, and in the process making its unique mode of personal transport synonymous with freedom. Officially licensed and includes a foreword from Piaggio Group President Roberto Colaninno.

Author : Davide Mazzanti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 2005
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 8809043375
File Size : 12,9 Mb
Total Download : 989

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Book Summary: Auto a due ruote del primo dopoguerra, bandiera della rivoluzione giovanile, acclamato simbolo di stile in equilibrio sulla tradizione. La Vespa è qualcosa di più che lo scooter più venduto nel mondo, o un significativo simbolo del design italiano: è un irripetibile fenomeno di costume che accompagna la nascita del Paese dal 1946 ad oggi. La storia di questo magico "tappeto volante" in Italia e nel mondo e l'esame dettagliato di numerosi modelli sono accompagnati da splendide fotografie originali. Edizione in lingua inglese.

Author : Günther Uhlig
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845847906
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Total Download : 797

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Book Summary: Eighteen million Vespas have buzzed their way into the world since 1946. Stood end to end, they would form a line measuring 32,000 kilometres – 20,000 miles – in length. This is an almost inconceivable statistic, as with many things that transcend conventional measures and at some point achieve cult status. How did the little machine come so far? The answer is simple. The Vespa has always remained the Vespa, true to itself, and has what others lack: real character! This book tells the Vespa’s story via over 470 photos, corrects many misconceptions and lets the reader become immersed in the culture of Vespa and la bella vita.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : SIP Scootershop
Release : 2023-05-29
Category : Uncategorized
ISBN : 9783981513813
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Total Download : 856

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Author : Andrea Rapini
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429663482
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Total Download : 528

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Book Summary: Despite the symbolic capital and the global commercial success of the Vespa scooter, there is no academic book dealing with its history, only literature produced by the company itself or by scooter enthusiasts. The origins of the Vespa are shrouded in mist, entrusted more to myth than to historical truth. Based on lengthy research carried out in Piaggio’s historical archives and on an interdisciplinary approach, this volume aims to fill this gap. It shows how the Vespa took techniques from the most advanced aeronautical industries in the world, adapting and hybridizing them in an original way, and how the company disseminated its models in the transnational social space.

Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Motorbooks
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760360446
File Size : 19,8 Mb
Total Download : 955

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Book Summary: Since hitting the road in 1946, eighteen million Vespa motor scooters have buzzed the Earth. Vespa's success lies in the uniqueness of its design -- in the unmistakable sheet metal skin that, over the span of decades, has defined the concept of "motor scooter." The Life Vespa celebrates all aspects of the scooters and the thriving culture that surrounds them. Since Vespa is affordable and in high-style, the life Vespa encompasses all walks of life, from street urchins to celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne, and Brad Pitt. Part of Motorbooks’ “Life” series, The Life Vespa melds machine and culture to immerse you in la bella vita.

Author : Pixel Pete, Eric Dregni, Peter Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Release : 2023-05-29
Category : Uncategorized
ISBN : 1610591755
File Size : 13,9 Mb
Total Download : 954

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Author : Pier Paride Vidari
Publisher : Unknown
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121378991
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Total Download : 678

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Book Summary: When it was first introduced in 1949, the Vespa scooter was an entirely new type of vehicle, the result of a flash of inspiration followed by innovative engineering and astute marketing. The author tells the story of this remarkable two-wheeler, from its Italian origins through 40 years of development, with anecdotes about the machines and the colourful characters involved with them.