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Lambretta Lince

The Lexicon of Scooters #19

Spanish Lambretta production started way back in the 1950s, but three decades later sales were falling as technology had moved on and consumers saw the machine as an ageing design. In an attempt to bring things up to date, a new model was launched named the Lince. Translated into English as Lynx, it would have many new features not seen before on any Lambretta design as the company tried to improve it. Although the earlier Serie 80 model had incorporated many features that would distinguish the Lince, such as a glass fibre

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