Along with the stunning good looks of the Rally, these new machines were to greatly benefit from the new rotary valve engines, with a 200cc version being offered for the very first time. Add to this the new electronic ignition and the company had hit the jackpot, from a design perspective anyway.
50TH CELEBRATION YEAR
As previously documented in earlier issues of the magazine, the Rally 200 turned 50 this year, so what a perfect opportunity to unveil your long-term build project to the scootering world.
Paul Byrne, now 48 and from Laois in the Republic of Ireland, first got into the classic Lambretta and Vespa scene some 20-plus years ago now after falling in love with the machines he’d seen riding about. He just thought the sound, smell and
