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Dave’s Nostalgic Custom Corner

Yabba dabba doo! This month’s nostalgic offering is an unusual leather-bound and chopped Lambretta called Bedrock – that used to go under the name ‘Rubble Without A Cause’. Now, although the theme is light-hearted, the story behind it is both tragic yet at the same time uplifting… as present owner Vince describes for us below. I knew the original extrovert builder Ron Morgan well, and I’m sure he would be the first to congratulate Vince on his hard work and dedication to bringing this scooter back to top condition. For me this scooter, and the people

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