Doodlebug Model G

Back in the mid 60s amidst the growing hubbub surrounding scooter-riding Mods, there were a growing number of slightly more sensible orientated club scooterists with an increasing interest in older models of scooters and a desire to preserve what even then were fast becoming rarities on Britain’s roads. Foremost in this effort was Frank Brookes and the Mid Sussex Vespa Club, driving forces in what would become the Vintage Vespa Club and their now famous London to Brighton rallies.

One young member, Pamela Cadley, would not only lead the ride down to Brighton in 1965 bearing the number one rally plaque, but would, through thick and thin, keep hold of the same scooter she rode in the mid 60s right up to 2018.

Pamela’s scooter, a 1954 Model G Vespa christened Doodlebug, would become a cherished family member, although moving from Burgess Hill to the Midlands. With Pamela’s life progressing, it did not feel the road pass under its tyres for some time. Deciding that it was time to find a new owner who would cherish the