The Style Icons
At the beginning of the 1960s customising began to move in new directions. Here not only repainting the bodywork but also removing parts of it Lambretta Concessionaires and based on the Li 150 Series II. It was supposedly aimed at the sporting scooterist, which was a bit strange because at that time not much was happening in the form of racing or anything remotely like it. Featuring a two-tone black- and red-striped pattern on the side panels it certainly stood out. It also incorporated a turning style front mudguard like that of the Vespa. The engine was something of a first as the cylinder had been worked with what was claimed to be Stage 2 tuning. This was done in the engineering part of Trojan Works – a separate division to where Lambrettas were sold from. With a different set of gearbox ratios, it was the first purposely tuned Lambretta engine available on sale in the UK. Other extras offered included a dashboard which incorporated a Smiths rev counter among other things. It was no racing machine and was a short-lived concept, probably due to its increased price. Lambretta Concessionaires never offered anything like it again. It was an important milestone though because it proved that modification could 17