1976 Vespa Rally 200 Restoration - Complete

looking sssccccchhhhhhwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt, keep the updates coming

Nice one Tony mate. That looks brilliant.

T

Looking great tony,come down and show her off when you get some spare time.

cheers guys..

andy-b, maybe taking it out for its first run to the boatyard this thursday (depending on MOT and sorting a clutch problem).. are you there?

asides this are you going to agm? are you driving down with us friday? how's your Lhasa mk1?

Absolutly loving this Tony.

You have done a cracking job on it.

BigNormRivage said

Absolutly loving this Tony.

You have done a cracking job on it.

   cheers ceri, although all i have done is order parts and take photos….

oh and pick the paint colour, vw sportline flash red  

Nice work and interesting thread. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

Hi Tony,
          Wont be at the boatyard but will be at the agm but wont be down till the sat morning,so save me a camping pitch
near you all. The tintop is coming along if not a tad slow hopefully ready mid aug ?

andy-b said

Hi Tony,
          Wont be at the boatyard but will be at the agm but wont be down till the sat morning,so save me a camping pitch
near you all. The tintop is coming along if not a tad slow hopefully ready mid aug ?

will try my best to save you a camping pitch..  see you there buddy I will pm you my mobile

I will be in my car at the boatyard as i have not had time to mot and tax…  too busy getting ready for AGM

Wow that looks super… great job done  

I met some vespa owners at a large meet in killarney in june - sound fellas!

Shughy said

Wow that looks super… great job done  

I met some vespa owners at a large meet in killarney in june - sound fellas!

did you read through it hugh?  its sportline flash red  :wink:

Love it…  

Gotta love a flash red motor or bike!

Catch you in Uttoxeter… Hope to make it about 7pm.

Shughy said

Love it…  

Gotta love a flash red motor or bike!

Catch you in Uttoxeter… Hope to make it about 7pm.

I hope to be there before 5 on friday …
will keep an eye out for you and have a cold beer ready  :wink:

It's finished and I have been using it for work all week.. I have a big smile on my face every time i see it..   

Hope you enjoyed the rebuild..thanks for taking the time to read

and a big thanks to my uncle Tom  for a fantastic job;  he did the lot.. strip, weld, prep, spray, rebuild…  Top Job!

Here's the final pics.. not bad for a 35 year old scooter  8)
Cheers
Tony

All I can say is WOW… Looks ace. Well done Tony.

Sound fella your uncle too…

8O stunning

cheers guys.. I'm chuffed to bits with it.. unfortunately my cabby has took a back seat this year..  I can get back on with it now  8).. gonna polish it up for leeds vw fest this weekend at get a pic of them together  :wink:

Dubwanabe - you're in blackpool fancy meeting us at the boat yard or coming to a northwest meet sometime?

cheers
Tony

Well done Tony. It looks super. Would love a go on it?. (nice last pic??)  John.

Before and after pics are incredible!






Well done Tony mate. Brilliant job.

T :notworthy:

mellrig said

Well done Tony. It looks super. Would love a go on it?. (nice last pic??)  John.

Cheers John,  I bet ya would.  Now what do you think the chances of that are?

Tian said

Before and after pics are incredible!

Well done Tony mate. Brilliant job.

T :notworthy:

Thanks T..  Loving the before and after pics too…  My Uncles done a superb job! Wonder if he's up to spraying my Rivage?

here's a flickr set for the restore

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16384895@N02/sets/72157627259892147/