Obviously not a "mod", but I did live in England in Swindon when my dad was in the service and had access to a Lambretta. Saw a bunch of "mods" and was given an interesting book for Christmas several years ago about the whole mod culture, with many photos of bikes and people.

The Lambretta I rode was 150 cc and would more than keep up with a P200E Vespa. There was a limited distribution of Lambrettas in the US in the late 50's and early 60's. There's one for sale here in Lexington, which is driven daily. I'm researching availability of parts now. They are much more complicated than Cushmans, so getting one for restoration would be a big deal for my two left thumbs to handle.

Lambrettas are really neat and FAST. Next, I think I'll try to buy some old Shure Vocalmasters and "fix em up"! (Just kidding)


Russ