Motor Scooters

Author : Stuart Owen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784423179

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Vespa and Lambretta Motor Scooters by Stuart Owen Pdf

Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise. But what made them such a European sensation in the postwar era? And why were they particularly popular in Britain in the 1950s and '60s? Motor scooter expert Stuart Owen explains the rise of Innocenti's Lambretta and Piaggio's Vespa, from the wartime ruins of Italy, through years of plenty as the two manufacturers exploited a ready market for affordable, economic transport, and then their decline into more uncertain times as motor cars trespassed on their success. He also explores the rich history of accessorising and customising the scooters, their essential role in the mod movement, and the revival in Vespa's fortunes following the release of the cult film Quadrophenia.

Author : Mike Dan
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845848750

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The A-Z of popular Scooters & Microcars by Mike Dan Pdf

This is mainly a photographic reference book to classic scooters and microcars with specification data presented in A to Z order of manufacturer. There are also nostalgic recollections by the author based on ownership and personal experience. In the middle 1950s as a teenager Mike Dan became interested in these then newly-arrived forms of transport. Eventually Mike owned a series of scooters and a microcar. He became involved in Scooter and Microcar Clubs and took part in many local and national sporting events gaining a collection of awards and trophies. In the mid 1980s he had time again to visit many indoor and outdoor classic vehicle shows. Eventually this led to a renewed personal involvement in the restoration of a series of over twenty classic scooters and three classic microcars. This highly entertaining book and reference source is therefore written with the authority of a lifetime enthusiast.

Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760375570

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The Scooter Bible by Eric Dregni Pdf

The Scooter Bible is an entertaining, colorful, and authoritative history of the little motorbikes that could. Beginning with the first motor scooter in 1902, Eric Dregni is your guide to everything from the postwar American scooter boom to the golden age of Italian and European scooters, the rise of Mod scooter culture in England . . . right up to modern electric scooters. Today, nostalgia for vintage Vespas, Piaggios, Cushmans, Lambrettas, and other top brands drive a new thirst for retro-inspired scooters in showrooms around the world. This revised and updated edition of The Scooter Bible brings the story up to date with the drive for zero emissions via electric vehicles. Throughout, author Eric Dregni offers you a wealth of imagery: historic black-and-white photos, evocative period advertisements, manufacturer photos, and more—over 500 images! Along the way, he also shows you scooter evolution, changing technologies, and scooter appearances in popular culture. And as the most comprehensive scooter book ever, The Scooter Bible also includes the world’s most exhaustive encyclopedia of scooter brands, from Puddlejumper to Piaggio, Ducati to Doodlebug, and Zündapp Bella to Genuine Stella. The Scooter Bible is all you need before kick-starting your scooter engine to life and praying for ever more speed. Indeed, scooters are mechanical marvels on two wheels. Streamlined spuds. Mutant oddballs of Jet Age styling gone berserk. Innovative inventions shoehorned like sardines into miniaturized monocoque bodies. Engineering and styling enigmas (the stranger the better). They are the weird and the wonderful. And they are all here in The Scooter Bible.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1258 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : UOM:39015016696984

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Foreign Commerce Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bev Brinson,Bryce Ludwig
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Motor scooters
ISBN : 9781592576395

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motor Scooters by Bev Brinson,Bryce Ludwig Pdf

The standard mode of transportation for decades in Europe, motor scooter was a cult "fun" vehicle in the USA until the past two years. With oil prices soaring and the 20-to-40 set looking for alternative means of commuter (and weekend cruising) travel, motor scooter have exploded across the United States. In 2001, less than 30,000 scooters cruised U.S. roadways. In 2005, over 100,000 are road-bound, and the number is growing by double digits each year. Beginning at $1,000 and ranging up over $5,000, dozens of models of scooters are available, as are thousands of accessories. And scooter clubs meet from San Diego to Bangor, Maine. Every year, the largest gathering of motor scooters takes place in Indianapolis, speed capital of the world. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motor Scootersis the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of motor scooting.

Author : Ronald C. Fisher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000713558

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State and Local Public Finance by Ronald C. Fisher Pdf

State and Local Public Finance provides a comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of state and local government public finance practices and issues, using the basic tools of economics. This fifth edition maintains its focus on key local services such as education, health care, and transportation and brings in new coverage of land use and housing, applications from behavioral economics, and more international comparisons. This textbook provides an examination and analysis of public finance practices and problems in a federal fiscal system, focusing on the fiscal behavior and policies of state and local governments. Modern economic theory is applied to examine the way key institutions are used to produce and finance services and to provide evaluation of alternative policies. This stalwart text will continue to be invaluable reading for those who study public finance, local government finance, urban economics, public policy, and public administration.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1358 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : OSU:32435058897521

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress Pdf

Author : Stuart Owen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781784423148

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Vespa and Lambretta Motor Scooters by Stuart Owen Pdf

The story of Lambretta and Vespa scooters in the UK and their social history.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Wilderness areas
ISBN : MINN:31951D00957608V

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Wilderness Preservation System by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands Pdf

Committee Serial No. 12. Considers S. 174, and similar bills, to establish the National Wilderness Preservation System. Hearings were held in McCall, Idaho.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Drivers' licenses
ISBN : UCBK:C101754170

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Driver License Administration Requirements and Fees by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1170 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015038671098

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Popular Science Monthly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Commercial products
ISBN : UOM:49015002865880

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Standard Industrial Classification Manual by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Traffic regulations
ISBN : NWU:35556029465838

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Traffic Laws Annotated 1979 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1662 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : UOM:39015057968466

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office Pdf

Author : Jane Bidder
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 083686901X

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Inventions We Use to Go Places by Jane Bidder Pdf

Describes the history of inventions used for transportation, including bicycles, trains, wheelchairs, and helicopters.