Welcome to Loony Labor Day, a celebration of everything crazy in the automotive world as we celebrate the end of summer and kids going back to school. Ugg…traffic is gonna be terrible…but fear not, you can own a car that comes with a keg (or two) and you can have a frosty beverage while you […]
Italy was flattened after the Second World War. By virtue of fighting on both sides, it, or more importantly, its industry and economy were losers. In the post war years, Italian transport industry righted itself by making scooters and other inexpensive vehicles since that was all the populace could afford. But what if you needed […]
From 1957 through 1961 ACMA (Ateliers de construction de motocycles et d’automobiles) built a microcar for Piaggio SpA under the name Vespa 400. The 800 lb two seater had a small bench for kids/dogs/luggage in the back and was powered by a 2-stroke 2-cylinder motorcycle engine rated at 14 horsepower. Find this 1961 Vespa 400 […]