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VESPA 150 MOTOR-SCOOTER
細節
CORRADINO D'ASCANIO; Italy
VESPA 150 MOTOR-SCOOTER
1953, manufactured by Piaggio, Genova, pressed-steel monocoque frame, 145cc two-stroke engine, chromed steel and aluminium fittings
VESPA 150 MOTOR-SCOOTER
1953, manufactured by Piaggio, Genova, pressed-steel monocoque frame, 145cc two-stroke engine, chromed steel and aluminium fittings
出版
Il Design Italiano degli Anni '50, ed. Branzi, Milan, 1985, p.280, also front cover, similar example illustrated.
20thC. Design, McDermott, London, 1998, p.236 related example illustrated
20thC. Design, McDermott, London, 1998, p.236 related example illustrated
展覽
Design Museum, London; Die Neue Sammlung, Munich; related examples retained.
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges.
更多詳情
The Vespa has become one of the greatest symbols of postwar Italian reconstruction. The Piaggio company had originally manufactured aeroplanes since 1915, however in 1944/45 the company's president, Enrico Piaggio, abandoned aircraft production and commissioned the company's chief engineer, Corradino d'Ascanio, to instead design and manufacture an affordable scooter that would be launced commercially in 1946 as the 'Wasp'. With his experience of helicopter and aircraft engine design, d'Ascanio produced the first prototypes of the Vespa in 1945. Piaggio's aeronautical background was brought to bear on the Vespa, which in addition to reliable mechanical systems and a unique one-piece pressed steel frame, expressed a modern and fluid aerodynamic styling that has remained virtually unchanged to the present day.
The example offered, with a headlight mounted on the front mudguard, follows d'Ascanio's original prototype design of 1946. Later in 1953/54 the headlight was moved to the handlebars. A near-identical 1952 model Vespa starred in the 1953 feature film Roman Holiday.
The example offered, with a headlight mounted on the front mudguard, follows d'Ascanio's original prototype design of 1946. Later in 1953/54 the headlight was moved to the handlebars. A near-identical 1952 model Vespa starred in the 1953 feature film Roman Holiday.