Amphibious craft powered by a Vespa scooter - GIF

[Altair]

An amphibious craft powered by a 1952 Vespa scooter. Built by the French motorcycle racing champion Georges Monneret, the watercraft consists of a 125cc Vespa Douglas fitted with pair of aluminum pontoons. The front wheel connects to the rudder and two rollers beneath the rear wheel drive the three bladed propeller.




More:

https://www.vintag.es/2018/01/in-195...ret-built.html


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1960s amphibious scooter - GIF
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[ranald]

just as well there isn't much chop or swell. As kids we used to ride one of those around a new suburb until the Police didn't find it at all funny.

those old vespa's were really heavy as least to kids.

looks like fun

[marksbug]

yes they were heavy,I used to ride on a vespa way back when I was still a kid....(early 70's).. well thats not exzactly correct...Im still somewhat still a kid...with more expensive toys.

[ranald]

the one we had, had big metal guards that this one doesn't have: may be chopped off for reduced weight or just a different model maybe.

[Frank S]

I never had a cespa proper but I owned a 3 sp Sears all-state 125 and a lambretta 4 sp 175 but neither 1 would float don't ask me how I found that out. but the Lamb could fly for short distances until I broke the rear wheel right off the transmission.