Aug/Sep 2015

CONTENTS

4 Back when we had hair
Nostalgic memories from
times gone by

6 Scooterama
A felicitous fanfare of facts,
feedback and faces

22 “You’ve got mail”
Readers express their views,
ask questions and show us
their pictures

24 What’s going on?
Forthcoming scooter events

28 Rallies and events
Reports and pictures from
rallies around the country

40 Lambretta Ridgeback
Steve Gee’s TV175 Series 2

44 Aermacchi Ghibli
The transformable scooter

46 Back in the day
Pall Mall RAC unit

48 Just the ticket
What sort of scooter rider
were you?

50 The Model A
A remarkable piece of
scooter history

56 Vespa SS200 Tornado
The Autowheels dealer
special

58 Yankee invasion
Graham Fowler’s American
SX200

60 Riding with the Notts Outlaws
Ken Clifford’s life on two
wheels

64 Vega 140 TT
An Enduro-style Lambretta

68 Ship-shape and Bristol fashion
Phil Cook’s S2 Lambretta TV175

72 Leeds City Police
Sheila Cass-Tingle recalls
her memories as a mobile
policewoman

74 ‘Lil beaut’
Bill Guthrie’s Model C Racer
– a striking work of art

76 Velvetex coated Vespa
A blast from the past with
this unusual finish

78 Smoother running
Rebuild your Lambretta front
hub

82 Scooter clubs
Meet and greet your local
club

86 Scooterist classifieds
For all your wants and needs

90 Scooter pennants
Gavin Frankland shares
some of his memorabilia
collection