Buch Typenkompass Vespa Alle Motorroller seit 1946

The first Vespa, which came onto the market in 1946, was called 'Paperino' (duckling), had a displacement of 98 cm³ and a maximum speed of 60 km/h. Its inventor was Corradino D'Ascanio The original Vespa 98' was intended to be simple and economical. In particular, the drive and power transmission had to be as simple as possible, so he opted for direct drive, especially as chain drive was almost impossible at the time due to a lack of materials. The ingeniously simple concept was then patented under the name Vespa on April 23, 1946. The rest is scooter history!