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Lambretta Model D That was then...

Since the war, the popularity of the motor scooter has been one of the outstanding features of the development of road transport on the Continent.

Clean, easy and convenient to ride, these machines have found a considerable demand as a utilitarian means of transport among men and women of all ages and from all walks of life. One of the leading Italian makes is the Lambretta, which sells in very large numbers in its country of origin and elsewhere. Four types are imported into Great Britain; that tested was the Model D, which may be described as the austerity version of the two which have the new suspension. While retaining such outstanding design features as fully enclosed shaft transmission, torsion bar rear springing and trailing link front fork, the Model D

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