1969 Lambretta SX150 Special
Restored using mainly original parts.

PLEASE NOTE: Engine number not shown in catalogue but is SX150 769538.

Registration No: PHR 318F
Frame No: SX150 768712
Engine No: SX150 769538
CC: 150
MOT: Exempt

• Authentically restored 1969 SX150 Special
• Supplied with some original Italian documents
• UK registered and supplied with a current V5C

Ferdinando Innocenti had an engineering background having established his first workshop at the age of 18. Following the end of WW2, he, like many of his contemporary Italian industrialists required a product that would enable him to rebuild his shattered company based in the Milanese suburb of Lambrate. Therefore, the inspiration for the creation of the first Lambretta scooter can be found, like that of the rival Vespa, in the devastation that afflicted Italy following the Second World War and the country's desperate need for affordable transport. The new machine was unveiled at the 1947 Paris Show and featured a large tubular steel frame and was fitted with front and rear suspension. Power was provided by a two-stroke, single-cylinder engine with the early versions being offered as "open" models with no enclosure of the engine and only minimal leg shields and foot-boards but the introduction of the revised model C in 1950 saw the option of an enclosed variant, the LC which established the appearance of the Lambretta for the rest of the fifties. By the 1960s the introduction of Li range established the classic long and sleek Lambretta look that went on to become a style icon of the era culminating in the SX and GP models of the late sixties.

The SX models superseded the TV range, retaining the three flashes on the side panels and featuring a large 'X150' over the 'Special' badge on the leg shield with the rear frame badge reading 'Lambretta Innocenti' together with a few engine tweaks. This 1969 example has spent most of its life in Italy and comes supplied with some original documents and service information. Restored in 2010 by Marco Guida using mainly original parts, it is presented in authentic and standard condition and comes supplied UK registered with a current V5C.