Well, just to keep everyone up to date with the story.
My father and I went in to the garage at 10am this morning to finalise a
few bits and bobs on our restoration project. First job was to ensure
we snagged her properly, so we went over the earth fixings and made sure
they were correct. Then, we added our new rear seat catch, which I
collected the previous day. Then, it was time to fire her up. She
started on the second kick.
However, when running, we had no headlight or speedo light. This was
fixed because I'd pushed the bullet connectors in the headset at the
wrong sides of the main bulb connections and forgotten an earth to the
headlight rim. With these issues addressed, everything worked perfectly.
I took the scooter for a short run in the freezing cold and she ran
well, with all the brakes working perfectly as well as selecting gears
properly.
This stunning Lambretta was complete. We spent the next few minutes giving her a final polish and congratulating ourselves. Once again, I'd like to thank my dad, who has turned up almost every week to help complete this restoration.
Here are a couple of pics of him on our finished Lambretta:
I will be calling Armandos Scooters in Sheffield, to arrange for them to
collect the scooter next weekend, where it will be given a final check
at the shop. She will also get her number plate and MOT Test
Certificate.
Remember, that this scooter has been restored almost with money no
object. Almost all of the parts are factory original and in many cases
are vary rare indeed. The engine internals are brand new and all the
nuts and bolts have been replaced with exact, or very good match for
those that would have been put there by Innocenti. The scooter will come
with a warranty to back up our assurance that this is a quality
machine.
We are convinced that the new owner will enjoy many, many happy years of
ownership. The purchasor will also be given the certificate of proof
this is the restoration scooter as we will sign it off with them on
collection.
This Lambretta is SOLD.
This is not the end of the restoration blog. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Paul Slack
