- ** b/f saw a craiglist ad this morning (Sunday) for a 1958 Lambretta LI 150 (Series I) about 60 miles from where I live
** I said, "and you haven't contacted him yet?!"
** He sends email...guy calls with specifics and directions
** We get in car and hustle up there (stop & go traffic the whole Mass Pike)
** We pull up to the house and there are mopeds EVERYWHERE (Tomos, Puch, Motobecane)...the guy is a mechanic and he loves mopeds (swears by the Tomos)
** And he has this gorgeous Lammy that he bought from the original owner who last drove it in 1964!
** It was shipped over in the late 50's to the local Air Force base (has the base sticker from the early 60's) so it's an Italian model in kilometers
** The guy got it running, rebuilt the engine, it practically purrrrrs and the best part...he didn't touch the paint so it's got the perfect patina of a 50 year old scoot AND it started first kick
We had two LI 150s (Series III) but traded them for an Innocenti Mini in 2000/2001 and I've regretted it ever since. And now we'll have a beautiful Lammy again.
Oh, and he has a Series II he's going to be selling in the near future.