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Italian Café Culture & Scooters
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Description
Italian Café Culture & Scooters tells the compelling, factual story of how a devastated nation found movement again-on two wheels. From the design genius of Corradino D'Ascanio to the gritty streets of Milan where Lambretta was born, this book explores how scooters reshaped cityscapes, social norms, and global perceptions of Italian style. It charts the golden years of the 1950s and '60s, the rise of youth and women riders, their cinematic fame, their international export boom, and eventual decline in the face of mass car ownership.
Yet the scooter never died. Through restoration culture, electric rebirth, and the deep emotional bonds they forged, Vespas and Lambrettas remain icons of Italy's industrial past and aesthetic soul. Written in vivid, accessible narrative form and grounded in fact, this book is a sweeping tribute to the machines that helped rebuild a nation-and rolled it into a new era.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
174
Release Date:
2025-06-12
Publication Date:
2025-06-12
Publisher:
Independently Published
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1923525204
ISBN13:
9781923525207
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
262 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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