Pontedera, Italy- Vespa, a scooter brand under Piaggio, has unveiled a limited-edition line paying homage to one of the most storied corners of its heritage: Officina 8. Once the beating heart of innovation inside the Pontedera plant, Officina 8 was the company’s experimental department, where Vespa’s boldest and most revolutionary designs were born in the post-World War II era.
Established in the late 1940s during Europe’s period of reconstruction, Officina 8 was home to an elite team of designers, metalworkers, test riders, a...