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Is your scooter ‘original’?

In response to both letters ‘Whatever’s comfortable’ (Feb 2018) and a subsequent response ‘Missing the point’ (March 2018) raises the subject of what constitutes a genuine Lambretta… Both authors regard the scooter’s ORIGIN being of the utmost importance. My question is, what percentage of parts that were original Innocenti manufactured items constitutes a ‘genuine’ Lambretta that is still ridden on the road today? If by definition the bare frame is the criteria,

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