Please feel to reach out if you need some information regarding the restoration.They were made during the italian factory strike and therefore made out of parts laying around.
![]() Spanish Lambretta S Plus Things LikeI was able to obtain a lot of articles and images from the NYPD museum archives, plus things like the proper Spare Tire Holders and windshield from the son of a retired NYPD mechanic who used to fix them back then.
I was able to find all the parts needed to make it out of the pictures before I found the boxed original. Spanish Lambretta S Code Used ForIts the same paint code used for their 1960s green police vehicles. The night stick on the side I got from a New York antique store. Thankfully the mounting holes were still on the side panel when I got the bike. Let me know if you need any help with information or original pictures for your project. I have scanned a lot of different articles with regards to the use of Lambrettas by the NYPD and some data which gives an accurate account of how many Lambrettas were imported each year throughout the 60s and 70s (by the NYPD). The first Servetas were all white, with later ones bluewhite. ![]() Spanish Lambretta S Serial Number WhichThen, trying to identify the color and the year, I came upon the motors serial number which was that of an SX 150 and did not match the frames number. I found two websites (Scooters originalli was one I think) that mentioned the whole story about the NYPD bikes. The museum in Manhattan had a green 1960s police vehicle and, accordingly, the bikes came from Italy painted white and the shop sprayed the green paint. They ended up painting a piece for me so I can bring it to a paint shop for reproduction. If you look at some of the articles, youll see a variety of models being shipped. In 1964 they shipped none, 1965 they shipped 59, 1966 shipped 30, 1967 shipped 209, 1968 shipped 300, 1969 shipped none. Then the records go blank until you start seeing the shipment of the ones made in Spain after the relocation of the factory. Using the pictures I had, I was able to reproduce the font and size, and print them out of waterproof vinyl with an UV Proof Clear layer on top. They should be in chronological, if not page by page, order. I did consider placing magnetic sheets over POLICE when I go out of town.
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