A resource for technical information, with a focus on Innocenti produced machines from the Milanese plant, and more from the archives of the British Lambretta Archive.
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Established in 2002 by Pete Davies, The BLA can provide DVLA accepted Authentication letters to enable you to obtain an age-related plate for your Lambretta, Lambrettino, Lambro, or Vespa scooter. Letters cost just £8. For more detailed information on how to obtain a Dating Certificate Click Here.
The British Lambretta Archive provides accurate information taken directly from the original Innocenti Factory Production Records (Chiusura a Consuntivo Produzione). We also have a vast archive of vehicle amendment bulletins, Homologation certificates, use and maintenance manuals, parts catalogues, brochures, and lots more original documentation.
A plethora of material relating to Innocenti, the factory of the giants, the revolutionary inventions of the scafold clamp and seamless tubing followed by the birth of the Lambretta surrounded in mystery and intrigue.
Above: We can see for the very first time the M125 on display at the Milan Fair in 1948. A spectacle of mark 2 machines accompanied by 2 versions of Innocenti' Experiment 4, the precursor of the Furgoncino B125 'little van'. Experiement 4, although having been featured on brochures and leaflets by Innocenti it never made it in to mass poduction, with only a few machines ever made it to this stage of development.
It is also interesting to point out the abundance of engine cutaways on display around the edge of the Lambretta stand, showing the inner workings, the marvel of engineering and technology inside and out of these fine machines.
Fastinated by Innocenti' and the vision of the designers at the Centro Studi, concepts, technical drawings, full scale wooden mockups then you can check out more in our Prototypes section. READ MORE >>
Membership to local, regional, and national Lambretta clubs was becoming increasingly popular since the inception of the Lambretta scooter in 1947, and the phenomenon of the Lambrettisti movement was born. The club magazine *Notiziario* for the Lambretta Club d'Italia made its first appearance in April 1949. This, the most sought-after edition for any *Notiziario* collector... READ MORE >>
Road racing in Italy was banned in 1957 after two fatal crashes at the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile road race. Then in 1963 everything changed, the Milan - Taranto Lambrettistico was born, an international long distance regularity trial by the Lambretta Club D'Italia.
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Fortunate to have been on the waiting list for one of Tim Drapers 1/6th scale Lambretta kits?, then we have a nice stand available.. READ MORE >>
Formed in 2013 and affiliated with the Lambretta Club of Great Britain, by Scott Gray, Jackie Vaughn, John Walklate and John Branson in colaboration with the BLA for official club authentications for it's members. VISIT THE OFFICIAL GROUP PAGE >>
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