1957 Vespa Super Cruisaire 125

1957 Vespa Super Cruisaire 125

D'Ascanio's new creation was launched in 1945, beneath the code-title MP6 "Vespa," meaning "Wasp" in Italian. The "Vespa" title was produced by Enrico Piaggio, who remarked upon first seeing the MP6 prototype: "Sembra una vespa," or "It jogs my memory from the wasp." The Vespa was noticeably non-motorcycle in design and check, further adding to the appeal while using lighter sex.

Origin in the 'Step-Through' Scooter (Auto-Fauteuil)

The "step-through" motor-scooter was certainly not really a completely new concept, tracing its roots to 1902 France, with the introduction of the 3hp "Auto-Fauteuil." Despite the fact that Vespa's fundamental design layout was loosely using the Auto-Fauteuil principle, the primary influence came from in the contemporary searching "50-Series Auto-Glide" step-through motor-scooter, which was produced with the Cushman Motor Works of Lincoln subsequently subsequently, Nebraska, since 1936.

Another similarly-designed step-through scooter referred to as "Motor Glide" was produced by E. Promote Salsbury of Concord, California, starting in 1936.

The Vespa 98

The initial Vespa model to roll in the setup line was referred to as "Vespa 98," which was launched in 1946. Despite the fact that Vespa 98 was featured round the covers of la Talkabout and Motorciclismo magazines noisy . 1946, the very first reaction was mixed, so only fifty were produced within the new factory located in Pontedera, Tuscany.