Vespa's Birthday

[oldbike54]

 70 years this year , not sure of the exact date . Does anyone know the exact day ?

                                             Buon Compleanno Vespa

 Dusty

[guzzisteve]

Well, tomorrow & Sat are Demo Days. Sorry no birthday bash.

[JeffOlson]

Vespa was founded April 23, 1946.

"On 23 April 1946, at 12 o'clock in the central office for inventions, models and makes of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Florence, Piaggio e C. S.p.A. took out a patent for a 'motorcycle of a rational complexity of organs and elements combined with a frame with mudguards and a casing covering the whole mechanical part.'" Wikipedia.

[oldbike54]

Well, tomorrow & Sat are Demo Days. Sorry no birthday bash.

 Steve , all models ?

 

Vespa was founded April 23, 1946.

"On 23 April 1946, at 12 o'clock in the central office for inventions, models and makes of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Florence, Piaggio e C. S.p.A. took out a patent for a 'motorcycle of a rational complexity of organs and elements combined with a frame with mudguards and a casing covering the whole mechanical part.'" Wikipedia.

 Thanks Jeff . If anyone mentioned this I missed it .

  Dusty

[ITSec]

Got some notice this evening in mainstream media... http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/autos/vespa-70th-anniversary/index.html

[rodekyll]

Vespas are hatched fully grown.

[guzzisteve]

I think it is all models Piaggio makes plus Vespa, Aprilia & Guzzi.  I'm not in sales so can't confirm. At least we got a V9 Demo.