Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 11:00
1975 Vespa 50 Pedalo (Pedali)
Extremely rare scooter
Estimate
£4, 000 - £5, 000
Registration No: HAU 351N
Frame No: V5A1T 846586
MOT: Exempt
An opportunity acquire one of the rarest Vespas ever produced.
Excellent restoration by Disco Dez Scooters
Original British registered Vespa
Fully running on original V5A2M engine
Magazine featured example
V5C for immediate use on the road
The Vespa Pedali V5A1T was created in 1971 with the French market in mind. The regulations there meant that pedals were required to allow the mopeds into the bicycle category and thus required no license plate. The 49. 77cc 2 stroke engine with a standard kickstart also incorporated a special chain mechanism with pedals that drove the unique rear hub and propelled the scooter forward in this fashion. It could also be used with the kickstart as a standard scooter. Much else was like a standard Vespa 50 with coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels. The other noticeable difference was that the special frame was narrowed at the footboards to allow pedalling and a cover attached to protect the chain sprocket mechanism at the front. The rear hub was also a completely unique design also to allow a sprocket to catch the rear drive of the chain. It was the only Vespa built with theses unique features and these models are extremely collectible amongst serious Vespa collectors. Some models were sold new in Italy and Great Britain but this was a very rare occurrence. This model is also unique in that it is the only Vespa in more modern times to have never been fitted with a brake light due to the bicycle category it fell into. It is unfortunate however that in many cases the owners simply disconnected the pedals and threw them away.
This 50 Pedalo is a very rare find indeed. She is on the UK DVLA system as first registered January 1975. From this we can deduce that she was sold new in the UK at that time. She was discovered by 2 Wheeled engineering of Nottingham who sold the scooter to our vendor. She has since been treated to a very high quality restoration by Disco Dez Scooters in the correct Vespa yellow colour of time after being discovered in a blue colour. She has had the full works as a standard scooter including a fully rebuilt standard engine on 6V Points, new cables, lights, speedometer, brakes and wiring. Throughout she is like new and we were able to start the scooter on first kick and our consultant was able to ride the scooter on the road. The entire pedal system is as the original with the correct Way pedals, new chain and all correct running gear. The spindle was remade by an engineer as an exact copy of the original that was sourced. All of the badges are original and the lights front and rear are correct originals. The seat is the correct style of seat for the era. To give an idea of the rarity of the pedal mechanism parts Disco Dez, one of the most connected people in the world of scootering, has taken 5 years to find the parts get this scooter finished. This is a must for any serious Vespa collection. This most rare and sought after Vespa model seldom comes onto the market.
