| Vespa scooters have been around for decades and | | | | screen. Featuring in movies such as La Dolce Vita, An |
| yet there's something about them that still exudes style | | | | American in Paris, The Conversation, American Graffiti, |
| and elegance (which are words you wouldn't normally | | | | Quadrophenia and many more the Vespa scooter |
| associate with a motorised scooter!) First built in the | | | | quickly became something of a mechanical superstar. |
| 1940's the Vespa scooter was designed as an | | | | Perhaps the greatest endorsement Vespa can take is |
| alternative to the motorbike. With it's machinery and | | | | that many of the world's top celebrities have chosen |
| oily components hidden away by the rear engine | | | | to own a Vespa scooter in their PRIVATE life. |
| casing it allowed a person to be able to ride a | | | | Celebrities such as Jay Kay (Jamiroquai), Gwyneth |
| motorised bike without having to worry about oil stains | | | | Paltrow, Stella McCartney, Anthony Quinn, Henry |
| on their clothing. Vespa scooters were first produced | | | | Fonda, Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Sarah |
| in Italy where style and elegance are qualities that | | | | Jessica Parker have all owned Vespa scooters. |
| every Italian aspires to. Vespa embodied this Italian | | | | Mickey Rourke was even arrested on his Vespa for |
| spirit achieving a balance between machine and | | | | drink driving! Vespa scooters have become more and |
| elegance. | | | | more popular in recent years due to the current trend |
| The image of tanned and suited Italians riding around | | | | for retro fashion but also scooters in general have |
| on their Vespa scooters with their Rayban Wayfarer | | | | become more popular due to their green credentials. |
| sunglasses was irresistibly cool. Never one to miss a | | | | Running costs for a scooter are a fraction of that of a |
| trend, Hollywood soon cottoned onto the idea of the | | | | motor car and in today's climate of high oil prices then |
| visual impact the Vespa scooter possessed and | | | | it's never been a better time to buy a Vespa scooter. |
| before too long the Vespa found itself on the silver | | | | |