By Olivia Manning
Vespa 125 (VL1 "Struzzo")As an answer to the affront of the German Vespa licensee Hoffmann to develop an own stronger engine with 5 HP for the "Queen" without consultation with Piaggio, the Italian mother company started in 1954 with the production of a Vespa with 150 ccm, the VL. Because of the headlight, which is now mounted on the tubular handlebars, the VL got the nickname "Struzzo", which means "bouquet" in Italian. The VL is the first Vespa which is already serially equipped with a speedometer. (Source: GSF)Frame numbers by year of manufacture:1954: VL1T 1001-8173 (quantity: 7.173)1955: VL1T 8174-17000 (quantity: 8.826)Quantity VL1 total: 16.000Number of units VL total: 131.737Original paint (MaxMeyer)
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OP siatamm Member 1955 VL1, 1964 VBB Joined:Posts: 17Location: Middlebury, VTquoteI will try to attach photos but I'm not good with computers. I can send you photos from my computer if that does not work. ThanksPetervoorhees@sover I have decided to sell my 55 VL1 serial no. Original seat and buddy seat, nice.I will try to attach photos but I'm not good with computers. I can send you photos from my computer if that does not work.My question is what would be a fair asking price?
Diecast models are manufactured to various scales based on measurements taken from the actual vehicles. So, 1:2 scale quite ltierally means it is 1/2 (half) the size and 1:4 scale means it is 1/4 (quarter) the size. Here is a rough guide to the size of our models although this will vary depending on the size of the actual vehicle. Please note that the scale and size of models differs per department. Please refer to the individual product page to find out the estimated size of the actual model you would like to purchase.
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