Scootering

More than just finding LAMBRETTAS

Taking the hard work out of buying a classic Lambretta or Vespa from continental Europe by offering free delivery to the UK and excellent customer service – that’s the business model of Sam De Coussemaker, classic scooter enthusiast and proprietor of Lambretta Finder, a well-established business based in the municipality of Rumst in Belgium, on the E19 to the south of Antwerp and north of the capital Brussels.

The business premises are just set back from the road and neatly sandwiched between what was an old pub and an apartment block.

It was previously a cold beverage warehouse for a beer and soft drinks supplier, a fact that Sam respectfully acknowledges as he still proudly displays the original company signage, along with some old signs he managed to

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