Restoring a Lambretta (Vijay super) in the UK

basilmabraham · 17th December 2009, 18:34

Amazing work. The scooter looks über cool. Hard work paid off.

17th December 2009, 19:08

Congratulations and best wishes for the excellent restoration project, Mitch. I had owned Lambretta, Vijai Super and Priya [half sibling of Vespa] scooters. In 1960s, the waiting period for owning Vespa in India was more than 10 years and for Lambretta more than 4 years!

amit V8 · 17th December 2009, 20:03

this is the sexiest indian scoot i have ever seen. great man.

B.R.S.Rao · 17th December 2009, 20:44

"Hats off to you"! Nothing more to say.
Regards and Hayppy new year.

the mole · 17th December 2009, 20:52

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Originally Posted by Stanher

Great! 'hope you get it! Sidecars are rarely seen now. I would suggest you try and keep the scooter stock though.

Aw! let me atleast put the blingy seat. I am so obsessed with Mitch's design for the seat.

girishpv · 17th December 2009, 22:41

Beautiful.......great workman ship.....Hats off to you SIR

Mitch · 18th December 2009, 17:07

The seat is an Ancillotti copy with the slope back cut out. Ancillotti were a couple of brothers who used to race Lambrettas in Italy. They spurned a whole load of racing extras which were all the rage in the 70s. The seat was a used one I bought. I had it re-covered by a specialist.

There are no stickers, the script was added on top of the base coat prior to the lacquer. It is a perfectly smooth finish.

I decided not to fit the GP200 badge because I wanted something a bit different.

Mitch · 18th December 2009, 17:21

Here it is with a few mates. Ypres, Belgium.
The yellow one is (was) also a Vijay

17th December 2009, 18:34	#76
basilmabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney/Cochin Posts: 772 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	Amazing work. The scooter looks über cool. Hard work paid off.
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17th December 2009, 19:08	#77
J.Ravi Posts: n/a	Congratulations and best wishes for the excellent restoration project, Mitch. I had owned Lambretta, Vijai Super and Priya [half sibling of Vespa] scooters. In 1960s, the waiting period for owning Vespa in India was more than 10 years and for Lambretta more than 4 years!
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17th December 2009, 20:03	#78
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	this is the sexiest indian scoot i have ever seen. great man.
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17th December 2009, 20:44	#79
B.R.S.Rao BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mangalore Posts: 121 Thanked: 60 Times	"Hats off to you"! Nothing more to say. Regards and Hayppy new year.
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17th December 2009, 22:41	#81
girishpv BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: IXE Posts: 575 Thanked: 91 Times View My Garage	Beautiful.......great workman ship.....Hats off to you SIR
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18th December 2009, 17:07	#82
Mitch BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 104 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	The seat is an Ancillotti copy with the slope back cut out. Ancillotti were a couple of brothers who used to race Lambrettas in Italy. They spurned a whole load of racing extras which were all the rage in the 70s. The seat was a used one I bought. I had it re-covered by a specialist. There are no stickers, the script was added on top of the base coat prior to the lacquer. It is a perfectly smooth finish. I decided not to fit the GP200 badge because I wanted something a bit different.
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18th December 2009, 17:21	#83
Mitch BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 104 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Here it is with a few mates. Ypres, Belgium. The yellow one is (was) also a Vijay Attached Thumbnails
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