Vespa In colorful photographs and text . Italian for "wasp,", the term Vespa caught on quickly, but the scooter achieved international stardom when Audrey Hepburn hopped on Gregory Peck's Vespa in the film
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| Title | : | Vespa |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791348914 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-21 |
| Genre | : |
Everything you need to know about the Vespa--the iconic, stylish, and environmentally friendly scooter--is contained in this colorful and engaging volume. Vespa fans will delight in combing the pages of this history of the world's most recognizable scooter. Written in cooperation with the manufacturer, Piaggio, it tells the story of the scooter's origins in postwar Italy, when the rebuilding of the country necessitated an affordable and modern means of transportation for the masses. Italian for "wasp,", the term Vespa caught on quickly, but the scooter achieved international stardom when Audrey Hepburn hopped on Gregory Peck's Vespa in the film Roman Holiday. As a result, a vehicle originally designed as utilitarian came to symbolize style, freedom and romance. The book includes a gatefold listing the Vespa models from 1943 to today along with images of Vespas throughout the decades, including the most iconic designs as well as today's luxury editions. In colorful photographs and text
Editorial : "The photos are fascinating and convey the feel of a foreign film." -- 04/16 AUTOWEEK
As the owner of nine new Jeeps of various models since 1980, I found it well worth the purchase price.. Well written and informative.. A slim book, but not an easy read. This book isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
I'd love to meet the author, though, if only to learn how he duped everyone into thinking that this was a useful text.. Beautiful book! Decent enough size to see the nice pictures too. great book. Arrows or circles would be helpful. From a text standpoint, Wolf's past books have had a clearly defined, easy to follow text with clear and concise references to accompanying photographs as well as captions for most (if not all) photographs featured. But the information in it is largely redundant to other, less expensive, sources. No matter which car you have, a Bonneville, Eighty-eight, or LeSabre, or what options you have this book has info on things that cover all models and when necessary also has the information for any variations of components your car might h
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