Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Spring 2025 on Sunday the 4th of May, Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP .
Offered for the first time in 1957, the Vespa G. S. VS1T was rightly called Gran Sport as ten years of experience in competition driving had been incorporated into the model
The engine is derived from the Sei Giorni factory racers. No other Vespa before had as much power as the GS
This example is supplied with a Certificate of Origin from Piaggio Ltd. confirming this early 150 GS/ 3 was manufactured in 1960
It was built under licence in Augsburg, Germany by Vespa GmbH
We understand that the German-built examples are more desirable based on their perceived build-quality (when new) and more reliable electrics
Differences include a Hella horn, VDO speedometer, Scharlach headlamp and Denfeld saddle
Italian registration document on file
Restored at some point, no details on file, the GS3 still presents well finished in Grigio (Alluminio) Metallizato
Purchased by our vendor for his private Collection in 2018, it was UK-registered in 2019
Having been on private museum display for a number of years, some recommissioning will be required before active use
