1969 Lambretta Streamliner World\'s Fastest Scooter - 3-Page Vintage Article for Sale

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1969 Lambretta Streamliner World\'s Fastest Scooter - 3-Page Vintage Article For Sale

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1969 Lambretta Streamliner World\'s Fastest Scooter - 3-Page Vintage Article
Original, vintage magazine articlePage Size: Approx. 8\" x 11\" (21 cm x 28 cm) each pageCondition: Good
SPEEDY SCOOTERTHE STORY OF THE LAMBRETTA STREAMLINER - THE WORLD\'S FASTEST MOTOR SCOOTERBy Richard C. RenstromTHE TINY Lambretta streamliner that shook the world in 1951 by docking 125 mph. World speed mark then was 180 mph on ablown 500cc NSU streamliner, while U. S. model record was 136 per on a 1000cc Harley-Davidson with partial streamlining.(INSET) 1950 model \"LC\" featured sheet metal paneling over the engine. This model achieved great popularity all over Europe —was also imported to America. Note the weather protection.ONE OF THE interesting features of the immediate yearsafter World War II was the dramatic increase in the use ofmotorcycles for both sport and transportation. Nowhere wasthis more true than in Italy, where the transportation starvedpopulace took to two wheels for cheap and reliable transpor-tation by the droves.One of the features of the Italian two-wheeled scene was theemergence of the scooter as the most popular method oftransport — a facet that still holds true today. The big reasonfor the scooter’s popularity in sunny Italy was due to the avail-ability of several really good designs that offered a briskperformance, improved weather protection, and a sleek appear-ance compared to orthodox motorcycles. The price was alsovery reasonable, and a fashion soon set in that the loveablelittle scooter was THE thing to own and ride.The undisputed leader in the Latin scooter field was, andstill is, the Lambretta — a recognized leader in scooter designall over the world. The Lambretta is produced in Milano, andtheir scooter production began in 1947 when they introducedtheir “Model A” - a 123cc two-stroke single that churned out4.2 hp at 4400 rpm. The cobby looking little scooter returnedno less than 120 mpg, which made it instantly popular due tothe high price of fuel in gasoline-starved Europe. The newscooter had the engine mounted out in the open, but therider put his feet on a floorboard. Gear-shifting of the three-speed gearbox was by a heel-toe lever, and the top speed wassomething like 42 mph. A leading-link front fork and atorsion-bar rear suspension provided exceptional rider comfortfor those days, since nearly all of the world’s motorcyclesstill featured rigid frames.The next few years Lambretta continued to improve theirscooter by adopting a twist-grip gearshift method, increasingthe tire size from 3.50 x 7-inch to 3.50 x 8-inch, and by...
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