CASA LAMBRETTA - THE MUSEO SCOOTERS & LAMBRETTA
The
Museo Scooters & Lambretta is located above the business premises of Casa Lambretta. In an inconspicuous building with an exposed aggregate concrete finish, Vittorio Tessera has created a unique collection in terms of the quantity and, above all, the quality of the scooters on display. Founded in 2001 with the support of the city of Rodano at its original location, the museum was included in the provincial museum system
Milano Città del Progetto in 2004 and has been at its current location since 2010. [su_spacer]
THE EXHIBITS
The approximately 160 exhibits on display document the history of scooter construction in exemplary fashion. The oldest scooters were built before the Second World War, while the most recent exhibits are from the 1970s. In addition to the Italian brands, Vittorio has scooters from manufacturers from: England, Germany, Austria, Spain, the USA, Russia, France, Japan, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. In the first of the total of five exhibition halls, there is a selection of around ten Vespas from the V98 to later models. On the way to the other rooms, we pass three Belmondo scooters from the 1940s. The presumed inspiration for Piaggio to develop the Paperino. In halls two and three, the various scooters are grouped according to year of construction and country of manufacture. The conditions also leave little to be desired, from perfect restorations to freshly pulled from the barn to preserved conditions and almost new vehicles in original condition, everything is included here. The rarest exhibits include the Honda Juno K (Honda's first scooter from 1954), the Nibbio built in Lombardy in 1947, the Bastert single-track car and the Auto-Fauteuil (the first example of a scooter from 1908).
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THE LAMBRETTA COLLECTION
The two other halls with the Lambrettas form the heart of the collection. From 1947 to 1971, Innocenti built more than four million Lambrettas at the nearby factory in Lambrate. If you add the licensed models from India, Spain, Germany, France, Asia and South America, the Lambretta and its derivatives are among the most frequently built two-wheelers in the world.
Thanks to his decades-long obsession, Vittorio has amassed a unique collection of Lambrettas: From the oldest known Lambretta the model m (A) with chassis number 2, the three-wheeler FB from 1949 with ice cream vendor bodywork, to currently two Series 2 Lambrettas with original paintwork for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the completely gold-plated TV 175 Series 3 for the actress Jane Mansfield and various Lambrettas in the yellow paintwork with four-leaf clover reserved for the Innocenti family itself.
The absolute highlights are the prototypes and one-offs, which would probably not have been preserved for posterity if Vittorio had not intervened at the proverbial last minute.
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VIRTUAL TOUR
https://www.museoscooter.it/#visitavirtuale[su_spacer]
HOW TO GET HERE
You will find Casa in Rodano, a part of the metropolitan city of Milan (formerly the province of Milan). Not far from Linate Airport and about 15 minutes from the Centro Studi and the former Innocenti factory site in Lambrate, it is 11 kilometers from the center of Milan to the museum and Casa Lambretta. Getting there by car is a good option. By cab it is around €30.
Admission to the museum is free.If you are traveling further, it is best to make an appointment by telephone[su_spacer]
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Friday 9 - 12 h / 14:30 - 18 h Saturday and Sunday by appointment for
groupswww.museoscooter.it
WHAT OTHER MUSEUMS ARE THERE?
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