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How Lambrettas were made!

Recently Scootering magazine was contacted by Colin Reeves regarding an article he wrote way back in 1964. It was for a publication known as ‘Power and Pedal’ and centred on a visit to the Innocenti factory in Milan to see how Lambrettas were made. The magazine had paid for Colin to be flown over and spend several days at the factory to see how operations at the mighty Innocenti factory worked on a daily basis. This historical article gives a rare insight

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