WHEN I DUG THIS OLD 50'S FERBEDO SCOOTER OUT OF THE TRASH IN NYC I WAS DESPERATE TO FIND A HOME FOR IT. I NEEDED SOMEONE TO RESTORE HER, LOVE AND CARE FOR HER BECAUSE I COULD NOT. A GOOD FRIEND SUGGESTED A SCOOTER COLLECTOR (THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT) IN UPSTATE NY WHO COULD PROVIDE A BETTER HOME THAN I. BOY WAS HE RIGHT.
With the scooters up on the shelves it resembles a house full of cats. Do love that old machinery, though.
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I WAS WALKING THROUGH CHELSEA IN NYC AND SOME GUYS WERE CLEANING OUT A BROWNSTONE AND THROWING EVERYTHING IN A DUMPSTER. THEY WERE JUST ABOUT TO TOSS THIS IN AND I OFFERED THEM A ROUND OF COFFEES TO TAKE IT OFF THEIR HANDS.
ReplyDeleteI could have sworn I saw an Isetta somewhere in that gallery. . .
ReplyDeleteDo your collector friend ever sell his scooters. Anyway of getting in touch with him?
ReplyDeleteTom in Columbia County
The collection looks like it's owned by a "original paint" purist.
ReplyDeleteToo bad he doesn't take one of those scooter back to showroom so we can really enjoy the lines.
As a former "scooter collector" myself (high school and college mod, '74 Rally 200, '72 Primavera 125, '69 Lambretta Jet 200) who's moved on to old race cars, I hope to God those get used and are not just garage queens. That GS needs to stretch its legs. I'm reminded of the quote from Dr. Porsche when a museum owner apologized for not having any of his cars. Dr. Porsche said something to the effect of "That's good, it means they are being driven."
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