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Useful info about the History of the Lambretta
In 1922, Ferdinando Innocenti of Pescia built a steel-tubing factory in Rome. In 1931, he took this company to Milan where he built a better factory producing seamless steel tubing and employing about 6,000. During the Second World War, the factory was heavily bombed and destroyed. It is said that surveying the ruins, Innocenti saw the future of cheap, private transport and decided they would produce a motor scooter – competing on cost and weather protection from the ubiquitous motorcycle.
Concept
The principal stimulus for the design style of the Lambretta and Vespa dates back to Pre-WWII Cushman scooters produced in Nebraska, USA. These olive green scooters were in Italy in huge numbers, ordered originally by Washington as field transport for the Paratroops and Marines. The United States military had used them to Nazi defence tactics of destroying roads and bridges while in the Dolomites (a section of the Alps) and also the Austrian border areas.
Aeronautical engineer General Corradino D’Ascanio, and construction of the first modern helicopter by Agusta, was handed the duty by Ferdinando Innocenti of designing a simple, robust and affordable vehicle. It needed to be easy to drive for both ladies and men , be capable of carry a passenger and still not get its driver’s clothes soiled.
The style
D’Ascanio, who hated motorbikes, designed a revolutionary vehicle. It was built on a spar frame making use of handlebar gear change also , the engine mounted directly onto the back wheel. The front protection “shield” kept the rider dry and clean when compared with the open front-end on motorcycles. The pass-through leg area design was aimed at women, as wearing dresses or skirts made riding conventional motorcycles a challenge. The front fork, just like an aircraft’s landing gear, allowed for easy wheel changing. The interior mesh transmission eliminated the typical motorcycle chain, an origin of oil and dirt. This basic design allowed a series of features to be deployed relating to the frame that would later allow quick growth and development of new models.
However, General D’Ascanio fell out with Innocenti, who as opposed to a moulded and beaten spar frame originally planned to produce his frame from rolled tubing, allowing him to revive both areas of his prewar company. General D’Ascanio disassociated himself with Innocenti and took his design to Enrico Piaggio who produced the spar-framed Vespa from 1946 on.
Into production
Taking a year longer to develop, the 1947 Lambretta featured a rear pillion seat for a passenger or optionally a storage compartment. Original front protection “shield” was really a flat piece of aero metal; later this developed into a twin skin in order to permit additional storage on the ‘back of’/behind the front shield, like the glove compartment in a car. The fuel cap was beneath the (hinged) seat which saved the cost of an additional lock on the fuel cap or necessity for additional metal work on the smooth skin.
Deriving the name Lambretta from the small river Lambro in Milan, which ran near the factory, Innocenti started production the Lambretta scooters in 1947 – the year after Piaggio started production of its Vespa models. Lambrettas were manufactured under licence in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India and Spain, sometimes under other names but always to a recognizable design (e.g. Siambretta in South America and Serveta in Spain).
Series II LI 125 – 150 – TV 175
The Series II was identical to the Series I except the head lamp was now in a larger head set housing. The front lamp also turns when yout turn the steer unlike the series I.
Date of production Oct 1959~Nov 1961
Scooters produced 111.087 – 206.020 – 34.928
Capacity 123 cc – 148 cc – 175 cc
Bore x stroke 52×58 – 57×58 – 62×58 (mm)
Carburettor Dellorto MA 18 BS5 – MA 19 BS5 – MA 23 BS5
Gear 4 speeds Hand Controlled
Power 5,2 cv a 5.200 g/min – 6,5 cv a 5.300 g/min – 8,6 cv a 6.000 g/min
Speed max 68-70 – 78-80 – 90 (Km/h)
Tyre Size 3,50×10
Brakes alluminium finned drum
Tank capacity 8.5 – 8.7 – 8.7 (L)
Consumption 43 – 42 – 43 (Km/L)
Weight 104 Kg – 105 Kg – 110 Kg
Overall length 1825 mm
Overall eight 1060mm
Overall width 710 mm
Colors two tones of grey – grey – blue, cream, grey, blue
Panels color red – blue, green, orange, yellow
Price 157.000 – 169.000 – 189.000 (Lire)
Identification details 125-150 LI
Version I to September 1960 Small rear light (142×43), round horn grille, air filter pipe fixed with screw clamp, stand mudguard fixed with eight 5mm bolts.
Version II mid-1960 – January 1961 Large rear light (130×58 mm), oval horn grille, air filter pipe fixed with screw clamp, stand mudguard fixed with two 8 mm bolts (from October 1960).
Version III February 1961 – to end of production Air filter pipe with spring clip, larger air filter (version III type).
Identification details 175 TV
Version I to October 1959 Frame with longitudinal rib welded along the centreline of the tube, 23mm carburettor, small tail light (142x43mm), round, grey horn grille, air filter pipe fixed with a screw clamp, stand mudguard attached with eight 5mm bolts, flywheel side bearing lubricated because of the petroleum mixture. Short piston (earliest examples only).
Version II to mid-1960 Frame with normal tube without welding, 21mm carbuerettor, flywheel side bearing lubricated with grease, long piston, large tail light (130x58mm), round, grey horn grille, air filter pipe fixed with a screw clamp.
Version II from mid-1960 – January 1961 Stand mudguard fixed with two 8mm bolts (from October 1960), round, grey horn grille, air conditioner filter pipe fixed which includes a screw clamp.
Version II from mid-1960 – January 1961 Stand mudguard fixed with two 8mm bolts (from October 1960), round, grey front grille, air conditioning filter pipe fixed having a screw clamp.
Version III February 1961 – End of production Air conditioner filter pipe fixed by using a spring clip, larger air conditioner filter (version III type).
Frame numbers by year
Li 125 1959: 700001 – 709838
1960: 709840 – 769061
1961: 769062 – 811087
Li 150 1959: 800001 – 825725
1960: 825726 – 921714
1961: 921715 – 100602
TV 175 1959: 100001 – 103261
1960: 103262 – 107464
1960: 200001 – 206005
1961: 206006 – 234323
Lechler system colours 175 TV
Tyrrhenian Blue 8028
Oriental Yellow 8049
Lechler system colours 125-150 LI
125 LI
Dawn Grey 8019
Dark Steel Grey 8040 (side-panels only)
150 LI
Dawn Grey 8019
River Grey 8014 (certain 1st version examples only)
Whitehorn 8082 (certain late 2nd version examples only)
Maintenance data 175 TV
Fuel/oil mixture 4%
Spark plug Bosch 225/240 long thread
Engine oil SAE 90, 600cc
Carburettor (1st version) Dell’Orto MA 23BS5
max jet 110, min 40 – Valve 70
Carburettor (2nd verison) Dell’Orto MA 21BS5/BS7
max jet 88, min 40 – Valve 70
Ignnition advance 22
