BUILDING A LAMBRETTA OR VESPA STREET RACER INTRODUCTION PART 1

When it comes to creating the street racer of your dreams it’s not as easy as it first looks, but what is? You may have a vision in your head of how you want it to look but without careful with your planning, it’s easy to get it wrong. Doing a standard restoration is a lot less complicated as you already know what the end product should look like before you start. With a street racer, every aspect needs to be looked at in fine detail as you’re creating a unique machine. The engine, paintwork, brakes and many other things need careful consideration – not forgetting the fabrication required to make it all fit perfectly. There’s no point sending the bodywork for painting only to realise you haven’t cut the hole in the side panel for the carburettor to breathe through, for instance. Preparation and planning are a must and getting it right will make all the difference to the final result.

Back story

Both the Lambretta and Vespa have been subject to customisation since the 50s. The street racer look or certainly tuning them didn’t evolve until the later part of the 60s