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Vespa Might Mean 'Wasp,' But Right Now It's A Bee Going From Flower To Flower With Its Latest Luxury Collab

Vespa collaborated with Italian restaurant Gigi on a special edition Primavera125, complete with a picnic basket and blanket holder luggage rack up front.

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Vespa Once Made a Go-Fast Scooter Shaped Like a WWII Bomb

Vespa is celebrating its 80th birthday, including recounting its long racing history. One such scooter, called the Siluro, was an old-school streamliner that resembled a WWII bomb, complete with bomb-like fins and tail.

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Vespa celebrates 80 years with a grand parade in Rome

Thousands of enthusiasts took to Rome’s streets to mark the Vespa’s 80th anniversary, with 160 models on show tracing the brand’s history from 1946 to today.

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More than 15,000 Vespas from across the world swarm Rome as iconic scooter celebrates anniversary

Enthusiasts from across Europe, England, San Francisco, Australia’s Gold Coast, and the Philippines gathered

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Thousands expected for Vespa celebration in Rome

ROME - An icon for the Italian way of life, the Vespa is celebrating its 80th birthday with thousands of drivers expected to zip around Rome in the legendary scooters on Saturday.

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Vespa Sets Design Powers To Stun For Its 80th Birthday. Look At This Limited Edition Scooter

A grand total of 1,946 of these absolute beauties will be sold worldwide. The US is getting only 25 of them, so you'd best place your order.

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If You Ever Wanted A Vespa On Your Coffee Table, This Might Be Your Book

Vespa might have started as a practical way for post-war Italian riders to get around. But over the past 80 years, it's become a style icon.

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This 80th Anniversary Vespa Can Be Yours For Under $20. No, Really.

Playmobil, the world-famous toymaker, just introduced a special new Vespa 80th Anniversary set that's well in reach of kids of all ages.

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Vespa’s 80th Anniversary Party Might Be The Most Italian Thing Ever

Vespa’s 80th anniversary celebration in Rome could become the biggest scooter gathering the world has ever seen.

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I recreated my own Roman Holiday on a Vespa tour of Italy’s capital

Emma Cook heads to Rome for a hair-raising scooter ride ahead of the design classic’s 80th birthday

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“History Cool Kids” Shared 58 Interesting Photos That Might Make You See The Past Differently

History has a way of feeling distant until a single photograph suddenly makes it seem surprisingly close. The Instagram page History Cool Kids, whose content has previously been featured on Bored Panda, brings together rare and lesser-known images that reveal the past through small, striking, and often unexpected moments. Some…

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Vespa Just Turned 80, And Look At These Charming Ads From Its Past

In 2026, we're so surrounded by advertising that it can be hard to remember when ads could be fun, cute, and charming. But Vespa's totally were!

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Vespa turns 80: The spark that put the world on two Italian wheels

From a 1946 patent to global icon: A revolutionary design which became a big screen darling and more.

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Vespa's Smallest Scooters Finally Get Disc Brakes All Around In The Year 2026

The 50cc, 125cc, and 150cc Primavera and Sprint S add a few new features, colors, and style refinements to help you live in color.

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Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, and Vespa Didn’t Reinvent Their Offerings, They Elevated Them

From middleweight adventure bikes to urban scooters, the latest updates from Piaggio's brands focus on refinement, electronics, and rider experience.

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Vespa’s 946 Horse Is the Biggest Fashion Statement You Can Make on Two Wheels

Vespa just released information about the 946 Horse, which is the brand's latest addition to the Lunar Collection and as much fashion as I can handle on two wheels.

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A Vespa Resurrected My Love Life, Like No Motorcycle Could

After six weeks on a Vespa GTS SuperTech 310, my love life was better than ever. This not-so-little scooter turned every trip into an adventure with my partner.

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Old Scooters Will Take Over Goodwood for Vespa’s 80th Birthday

Vespa will lead a pre-1966 scooter parade at the 2026 Goodwood Revival, celebrating the roots of modern two-wheel culture.

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What a Vespa and an Ungodly Violent Storm Taught Me About Perseverance

I rode a Vespa GTS 300 through one of the most dangerous areas in Mexico City during an ungodly storm, and it made me realize something motorcycling has been teaching me all my life.

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Vespa Goes Full Nostalgia With the Primavera and GTS 80th Edition Scooters

Vespa celebrates 80 years with the Primavera and GTS in a revived 1946 Verde Pastello green colorway.

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Can Electric Scooters Still Have Soul? The Lambretta Elettra S Sure Thinks So

Once Italy’s other great scooter brand, Lambretta brings its heritage into the EV era with the Elettra S, mixing vintage attitude with modern tech.

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This Is the Neo-Retro Scooter Vespa Should’ve Built, and It Was Built in Asia

Built in China and Thailand but born from British nostalgia, the Royal Alloy JPS 350 is what happens when retro style meets modern performance.

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Suzuki Joins the Retro Scooter Craze With This Updated Machine

Japanese scooters have been becoming more retro recently, and it’s clear to see they’re all channeling their inner Vespa.

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Mitsubishi Once Made a Wilder Rocket-Launching Scooter to Compete with Vespa's

Vespa's 150 Tap rocket-launching scooter may get all the fanfare, but Mitsubishi once made an even wilder one for Taiwan's military. You literally sit on the barrel tube.

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Mark Your Calendars, the World's Favorite Scooter Icon Is Turning 80

Vespa is a name that's synonymous with scooters all over the world, and it's celebrating a major anniversary with a big four-day celebration in Italy in 2026.

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