SCOOTERS WERE USED DURING WWII....( THEY EVEN INCLUDED AN ANTI-TANK WEAPON !! ** see photo here ! ) LOOK AT HOW THEY HAVE EVOLVED.....We have featured Vespa scooters before here on our fan page. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy—to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio. Post World War II Italy, in light of its agreement to cessation of war activities with the Allies, had its aircraft industry severely restricted in both capability and capacity. ( LADIES, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS BABY BLUE AND WHITE VESPA? THIS WOULD BE FUN TO USE TO DO YOUR ERRANDS ! ) Piaggio emerged from the conflict with its Pontedera fighter plane plant demolished by bombing. Italys crippled economy and the disastrous state of the roads did not assist in the re-development of the automobile markets. Enrico Piaggio, the son of Piaggios founder Rinaldo Piaggio, decided to leave the aeronautical field in order to address Italys urgent need for a modern and affordable mode of transportation for the masses. ******CHECK OUT THE Vespa 150 TAP, modified by the French military, that incorporated an anti tank weapon, AS SHOWN HERE. The inspiration for the design of the Vespa dates back to Pre-World War II Cushman scooters made in Nebraska, USA. These olive green scooters were in Italy in large numbers, ordered originally by Washington as field transport for the Paratroops and Marines. The US military had used them to get around Nazi defense tactics of destroying roads and bridges in the Dolomites (a section of the Alps) and the Austrian border areas.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:00:00 +0000
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