Flashback in the 1940s. When Italy resurrected from the ashes of the Second World War. When the myth was born Wasp. An icon that marked eras, which united generations of Italians, who told Mode and the evolution of society.
To rewind the tape of memories now arrives the Officina range 8. Vespa Primaveradeclined in the displacement 50, 125 and 150 cc., And the powerful Vespa GTV 310with the low lighthouse and the handlebar with visible tube, which refers to the first model of 1946, industrial blue color with a special opaque metallic finish, the same as the color of the workers of the workers Piaggio.
The real lovers of this timeless icon that will celebrate the 80 years next year not by chance that the Italian Republic know what this new series already takes its name from. From Officina 8, in fact, the experimental department of the Pontedera plant where the story of Vespa began. The section of the most advanced and “secret” factory, Where from the late 1940s, designers, mechanics, technicians, tatterns and pilots tested we were ideaing and then gave shape to the most daring projects. The Vespa which established 17 records of the speed and duration in 1950 was also created in the workshop 8that of the record on the launched km of 1951, the legendary 98 race and those that dominated the off-road race called six days, but also the models that accompanied the Italians on everyday roads, in the first excursions out of town, in the desire for evasion and mobility, in the desire for freedom. Each Vespist had its own why.
And from this album of memories, Vespa Officina 8 was born which was presented Pied Dans L’Eauat sunset on the beach of Mandelieu, on the French Rivieraas is given to a diva with timeless charm. The sand and the sea and the sea in the industrial blue Vespa with refined satin metal finishes, aluminum and brass are actually. Typical colors and materials of the mechanical workshops, as is the reinterpretation of the very ambitious brass and blue resin proudly worn by those who worked in this historic experimental department, which in Vespa Officina 8 appears on the background.
A historical detail that is added to numerous others in matt black and to the bar rear view mirrors of the same color (the Vespa Officina 8 range will be available from the end of June in the Piaggio Group dealers network starting from 4,499 euros including VAT).
The same mood also accompanies a series of Vespa Officina 8 accessories, with a double -visor helmet, transparent and parasol, ventilation system and micrometric closure, to stretch technical jersey gloves with a dual density protective insert on the knuckles and compatibility with touchscreen and a capsule collection of technical clothing in nuance. Because in Vespa the style is also part of the dream.
In addition, those who buy it will receive an equally evocative welcome kit: a vintage tin box that contains the Owner’s Book, a precious volume that reconstructs the history of Officina 8 starting from the original documents and photographs found in the Piaggio Archive. An album of memories that adds to what every Vespist carries in the heart.
Source: Vanity Fair
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