The huge success that followed these smart two-wheelers captured the imagination of a generation and found a place in the hearts of all who rode them. The milestones along the way are captured in this fascinating collection of photographs, supported by personal insight and anecdotes by Eric Brockway, who joined Vespa at the beginning and spent 33 years with the company.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A picture history of the Douglas-Vespa relationship only.,
By Joel Elliott (landstorm@earthlink.net) (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vespa: An Illustrated Story (Hardcover)
The title of the book is decieving for while the archival pictures are quiant, this is not a diffinative historical picture filled book on the Vespa. It's a pictorial book about the Douglas Motorcycle companies relationship with Vespa, nothing else. There are basic attempts to detail what happened in the two companies history and the models that were produced but it isn't what the title makes it out to be. Buy it if you just want to know more triva, not for hard core data like you would want to know on specific models Vespa made and when they made them.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, but beware: only covers Douglas Vespas (UK),
By Olivier (djangovortex@eden.com) (Austin,Texas. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vespa: An Illustrated Story (Hardcover)
That's a great looking book with very interesting B&W pictures. Not much text but the essential nonetheless and every picture has a detailed informative legend (96 pages). But important: THIS BOOK COVERS "DOUGLAS" (MADE IN THE UK) VESPA HISTORY ONLY. A "must have", I think.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the quintessential vespa (douglas) history book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Vespa: An Illustrated Story (Hardcover)
For those who don't know of Eric Brockway- this man was not only the honorary vespa club of Britain president for many years (sadly passed away but not forgotten!) he was also managing director of Douglas motorcycles during the years they imported and built Vespas in Bristol. Eric knew more about vespa (pre p-range and after) than anyone I've ever met or heard of- a lovely man with a wealth of hands-on experience. The book is well worth the price and no Vespa (or motorcycle/motor-scooter) book collection would be complete without it.
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