The progenitors,the earliest Lambrettas – the 125 A and B - the scooters that established oneof the symbols in the history of personal transportation in 1947.The first modelwas conceived in Rome as early as 1944, at the home of Ferdinando Innocenti; ithad yet to be baptised as the Lambretta and was known simply as the“Esperimento Tipo 0”. After a full three years of research, trials and roadtests the Lambretta was finally ready to be introduced to the internationalpublic; at the Paris Motorcycle Fair ,the new Innocenti product made itsofficial debut in the European scooter world.Once again, thismonograph bears the signature of Vittorio Tessera, Italy’s leading expert onthe Innocenti marque and the Lambretta in particular.The book surveysevery version of these early Lambrettas, with chapters on technical details andothers more related to advertising and social aspects.
