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Motor Scooter Engine - Lambretta LD, circa 1955 Reg. No: ST 025745

Summary:: Along with the Vespa, the Lambretta motor scooter built in Italy became a popular and stylish form of transport in the 1950s and 1960s. The Innocetti company in Milan began production of Lambretta motor scooters in 1946. Like Vespa, the Company's factory had been bombed during the Second World War. The LD 125c. c model was released in 1951 as a more refined version of the Model L. It featured side engine covers to give the scooter a smooth aerodynamic appearance.

This unit is a two-stroke 125 c.c petrol engine from a Lambretta LD motor scooter. The engine no. is 150L 1-885230 Mod. D.

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	internal combustion engines, motor cycle engines, motor cycles
Themes this item is part of:	Engineering Collection, Transport Collection, Motor Cycle Collection
Primary Classification:	ROAD TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Motor Cycles
Tertiary Classification:	scooters