A little know about Vespa 98 II Serie as the successor to the legendary Vespa 98

Sempre Una Vespa Well, that's what Enrico Piaggio called it when he saw and heard the hum of the engine of the MP6, the second prototype scooter designed by Corradino D'Ascanio, following after the design of the first prototype MP5 'Paperino' was not approved. It became like a milestone in the early history of the entire series of Vespa legendary scooters from the Italian manufacturer.

1943 Vespa MP5 Paperino is designed by Corradino D'Ascanio. (Picture from: Tokopedia)

Let's reminisce for a moment to the beginning of its development, Piaggio introduced the first Vespa 98 to the public at a Golf Club event in Rome in 1946. The market response at that time was very good when the Vespa 98 first appeared, due to it carried a breakthrough of a new vehicle that was innovative and functional at the time.

1945 Vespa MP 6 Prototipo is designed by Corradino D'Ascanio. (Picture from: Tokopedia)

After that Piaggio produced the second generation of its first legendary scooter which was named the Vespa 98 Series II in 1947. The second series of the Vespa 98 at that time produced as many as 16,500 units by offering many significant changes from its predecessor models.

Piaggio introduced the first Vespa 98 to the public at a Golf Club event in Rome in 1946. (Picture from: MotorcycleSpecs.co.za)

In terms of design this scooter gets a lot of changes from the previous generation both in terms of aesthetics and technicality. For example, it got the spare tire feature addition is one of the prominent characters of the Vespa 98 II Serie, so it could be said this addition is improved the aesthetic element as well.

Piaggio produced the second generation of its first legendary scooter which was named the Vespa 98 Series II in 1947. (Picture from: AllInVespa)

Meanwhile, in terms of functionality, the addition of a spare tire on the Vespa 98 II Serie is just in case when the rider got a flat tire, given the bad road conditions after the war. These elements eventually became Vespa's most recognizable design feature and continued to be produced on the next generation of Piaggio's scooters. The Vespa 98 II Serie also comes with new metallic silver headlights which at a glance remind us of the previous Piaggio-made aircraft.

The second series of the Vespa 98 at that time produced as many as 16,500 units by offering many significant changes from its predecessor models. (Picture from: SteemIt)

At that time the Italian scooter manufacturer made a very vigorous publication to market its Vespa 98 II Serie scooters. It was recorded that several magazines participated in advertising those Piaggio's scooter sales, so to have it at that time the enthusiasts had to be patient to wait for its production which had to queue up on a waiting list for 8 months. This finally opened up opportunities for black market players to take part in profit by doubling the price of the Vespa 98 II Serie up to reaching of 125,000 Italian lira at the time.

Regardless of the pros and cons that occurred on the market, the Vespa 98 II Serie became one of Piaggio's breakthrough models which was considered successful in the global market and capable made this scooter model later become one of the most-sought after Vespa models for collectors. And now, who doesn't know the Vespa, a unique Italian scooter that is sought after by world collectors, starting from the classic Vespa 98 to the Vespa 946, its modern automatic scooters.

 

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | VESPA | UTOMOCORP ]

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