Scootering

Brad’s last build

Back in the mid Seventies, Lambrettas were really old news and no one apart from a strange group of enthusiasts wanted anything to do with them. They didn’t really have any value and as commuters moved on to cars it was possible to find any number of neglected scooters hidden away in sheds and garages.

The blue collar town of Scunthorpe was no different to this rule but it did have a handful of youngsters (as they were then) who kept the light shining, picking up scooters that were in danger of being scrapped for pennies. This

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