1959 Piatti ‘Waterloo Scooter Caffe’
No Reserve

Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: Not visible
MOT: Exempt

• Famous as the London ‘Scooter Caffe’ Piatti
• Very original and almost complete
• Rare to see a Piatt on the market

The Piatti scooter was designed by London based Italian engineer Vincenzo Piatti and first appeared at the Brussells Salon in 1952. In the UK, Cyclemaster, already famous for its engines to attach to bicycles took up the design and began production in 1956, contemporary adverts claiming the scooter to have 'the heart of a young lion and light as a feather' as well as being 'the scooter for tomorrow'. The design had a few unique features such as the adjustable seat and handlebar height as well as its distinctive cigar shape with a toolbox cleverly concealed in the seat base.

This example is famous among tourists visiting London and scooter enthusiasts as it was the window display of the hip ‘Scooter Caffe’ in Lower Marsh, Waterloo. The cafe is still open and continues to display vintage and quirky objects to discerning coffee enthusiasts. I once met the proprieter and he flatly refused to sell it stating that he’d been asked thousands of times the same question. Our vendor must have somehow changed his mind! The registration number 631 ABB is still on the DVLA system and in our opinion could be regained with assistance. A landmark historic machine and what a Jetson design!

Late information from the seller: A large folder of history and information has been found and will be supplied with the scooter. Together with the tax disc this should be sufficient to get this registered with its orignal number. Extra images are provided of this at the last of the photos. Also found is the original wind screen.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Diamond
info@vintagescooters.co.uk
07768 313001