This is a 1964 Lambretta Amphi-Scooter, and as the name suggests, it’s a Lambretta scooter-based amphibious vehicle. The first was developed and built in the 1960s, floats were attached at either side on a…
The Honda Cub EZ90 was designed from a blank slate to be the easiest motorcycle to ride in the world. It has an electric starter, an automatic transmission, a sealed final drive chain, a…
The Ner-A-Car, or Neracar as it was known in England, still holds the record as the most prolifically produced motorcycle with hub center steering ever built – beating both the Yamaha GTS1000 and the Bimota…
The Honda Motocompo was unveiled in 1981 as a mini folding scooter that was designed to fit neatly into the trunk of your car. In fact the trunk of the Honda City compact car…
The Fuji Go Devil mini scooter was marketed as a suitcase motorcycle that you could theoretically fold up and take with you on a plane, then unfold after your flight so you had instant transportation…
There are countless memorable pictures of Steve McQueen, though few are more memorable than the images of him on his Solex 3800 moped riding at the Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the 24…
The Doodle Bug was an American scooter that was built in the late 1940s and largely targeted at teens and those too young for a motorcycle. That said, the Doodle Bug could be…
The Lambretta TV 175 Series 3 was released in 1962 as the third iteration of the mighty little TV, this stands for “Turismo Veloce” which loosely translates from Italian as “Fast Touring”. This…
The Autoped is widely regarded as being the first mass-produced motorized scooter, it was offered in both electric and gasoline versions, and the gasoline version was said to be capable of speeds of…
Introduction This is almost certainly the most detailed project we’ve ever featured on Silodrome. It includes a functioning pulse-jet powered scooter, accompanied by synthetic historic images, multiple handmade period-correct toys and kits, hand-painted posters,…
The Vespa SS90 is much sought after by collectors due to its extreme rarity, just over 5000 were made between 1965 and 1971, and most of these have been lost to the ravages of rust,…
The Cezeta 506 is an all-new electric scooter built using the timeless, and much loved, steel monocoque body from the 501 and 502 variants that were built in the ’50s and ’60s. The Cezeta…
