VESPA 50 SPECIAL 1978 - 1983

EXTERNAL FEATURES

RECTANGULAR HEADLAMP AND SPEEDO

DETACHABLE HORN COVER

SMALL PANEL DOOR ONLY ON RIGHT SIDE, 300 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

BORE - 38.4mm, STROKE - 43mm

6v AC UNREGULATED POWER. POINTS IGNITION

VESPA 90 AND VESPA 100 1964 - 1978

EXTERNAL FEATURES

ROUND 105mm HEADLAMP AND SMALL ROUND SPEEDO

THE HORNCOVER IS A PART OF THE FRAME

SMALL PANEL DOOR ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, 300 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

BORE - V90 47mm, V100 49mm, STROKE - BOTH HAVE A 51mm STROKE

6v AC UNREGULATED POWER. POINTS IGNITION

100 SPORT 1976 - 1982

EXTERNAL FEATURES

AS VESPA 100 BUT IGNITION SWITCH ON THE HANDLEBARS

DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS, 115mm ROUND HEADLAMP,

SMALL PANEL DOOR ON BOTH SIDES, 300 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

AS VESPA 100 BUT A USA SPECIFICATION MACHINE WITH A DAYTIME HEADLAMP THAT

CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. 12v DC POWERING SIDE LIGHTS, INDICATORS, HORN AND BRAKE LIGHT, 12v AC REGULATED POWER USED FOR THE HEADLAMP ONLY. POINTS IGNITION

PRIMAVERA 1966 - 1978

EXTERNAL FEATURES

AS ABOVE BUT WITH A ROUND 115mm HEADLAMP AND EYE SHAPED SPEEDO, 300 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

BORE - 55mm - STROKE 51mm

6v AC UNREGULATED POWER. POINTS IGNITION

PK50S, PK50ES, PK100, PK125S 1982 - 1987

EXTERNAL FEATURES

TWO PIECE HANDLEBARS WITH ROUND H/LAMP AND SPEEDO

STEERING + IGNITION LOCK IN ONE ON THE STEERING COLUMN

LEGSHIELD TOOLBOX

DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS (NO INDICATORS ON THE PK100)

SMALL PANEL DOOR ON BOTH SIDES SECURED BY LOCKS ABOVE EACH DOOR

SPARE WHEEL CARRYING FACILITY UNDER L/H PANEL , 300 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

BORE - PK50S+ES 38.4mm, PK100 49mm, PK125S+ES 55mm

STROKE - PK50 43mm, ALL OTHER PK MODELS 51mm

PK50S + PK125S USES 12v AC REGULATED POWER

PK100 USES 6v AC UNREGULATED POWER, AND HAS NO INDICATORS,

PK50ES + PK125ES USES 12v DC POWER FOR ELECTRIC STARTER, HORN, INDICATORS AND BRAKE LIGHT

AND USE 12v AC POWER FOR HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRONIC IGNITION

PK125ETS 1985 - 1987

EXTERNAL FEATURES

SAME HEADLIGHT AS PK MODELS BUT HAS DIFFERENT HANDLEBAR

COVER. HAS SPORTY LOOK AND UNIQUE CIGAR SHAPED EXHAUST

THAT FITS ON L/H/S WHICH MEANS YOU COULD NOT FIT A SPARE WHEEL

UNDER THE L/H FRONT PANEL. ALSO HAD SMALL HORN GRILLE CUT INTO FRAME

TO THE RIGHT OF THE HORNCASTING. 300 X 10 WHEELS.

INTERNAL FEATURES

SAME AS PK125S + ES, BORE 55mm, STROKE 51mm, ELECTRONIC IGNITION 12V AC REGULATED POWER.

PK50XL, PK100XL 1987 - 1993

EXTERNAL FEATURES

AS PK/S ABOVE BUT WITH A FUEL GAUGE IN THE SPEEDO, FLOOR MATS AND PLASTIC COLOUR
MATCHED SEAT BASE AND REAR LOWER BODYWORK PROTECTION. PANEL DOORS RELEASED BY
CABLE OPERATED PANEL LOCKS UNDER THE SEAT. 300 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

AS ABOVE USING 12v AC REGULATED POWER, ELECTRONIC IGNITION

(PK50XL NOW SUPERSEDED BY PK50 - FL2 CALL FOR DETAILS)

P125X, PX125E, P150X, P200E, PX200E 1978 - 1984

EXTERNAL FEATURES

IGNITION SWITCH IN TOP HANDLEBARS

LARGE FULLY DETACHABLE SIDE PANELS

DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS

SPARE WHEEL CARRIER UNDER L/H PANEL

SOME LATER PX-E MODELS HAD OIL INJECTION and 20mm front wheel axle

(KNOWN AS PRE EFL MODELS) 350 x 10 wheels.

INTERNAL FEATURES

BORE - P125X 52.5mm, P150X 57.8mm, P200E 66.5mm

STROKE - ALL MODELS 57mm

12v AC REGULATED POWER IS USED ON ALL PX/PE MODELS

P125X, P150X USE POINTS IGNITION

PX125E, P200E AND PX200E USE ELECTRONIC IGNITION

PX125E-EFL, PX200E-EFL 1984 - 1999

EXTERNAL FEATURES

AS ABOVE BUT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED AND INTEGRATED WITH THE STEERING LOCK, FUEL GAUGE IN THE SPEEDO

ALL EFL MODELS ARE OIL INJECTION TYPE . 350 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

AS ABOVE BUT ALL MODELS ELECTRONIC IGNITION

SOME 200cc MACHINES MAY HAVE ELECTRIC START AND COSA CLUTCH

1999 VERSIONS OF THE ABOVE TWO MODELS NOW HAVE FRONT DISC BRAKE FITTED

2001 SUMMER VERSIONS HAVE HALOGEN HEADLAMP, CHROME FITTINGS AND VINTAGE STYLE SPEEDO

T5 1985 - 1992

EXTERNAL FEATURES

AS P125X BUT WITH A RECTANGULAR HEADLAMP, VERY LARGE D SHAPED SPEEDO WITH A REV COUNTER
AND A FUEL GAUGE AND A SMALL HANDLEBAR MOUNTED SCREEN BLADE, FLOOR MATS HELD IN PLACE BY A SPOILER. THE REAR SECTION OF THE SEATING AREA WAS EXTENDED TO FIT A LONGER SEAT UNIT, THIS CAN
BE SEEN AS A SEAM ABOVE EACH PANEL. 350 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

BORE - 55mm, STROKE - 52mm
A 5 PORT ALUMINIUM BARREL WITH A 2 STUD LOOSE FLANGE TYPE EXHAUST FITTING. 12v AC REGULATED
POWER, ELECTRONIC IGNITION

T5 CLASSIC 1993 - 1999

EXTERNAL FEATURES

NOT AS T5 ABOVE BUT AS PX/EFL THIS MACHINE WAS MADE AFTER THE T5 NAMED "CLASSIC" DUE TO ITS
OLDER PX TYPE STYLING
USES FLOOR MATS AND A SPOILER AS PER THE T5 BUT THAT'S ALL

HANDLEBARS ARE NORMAL PX-EFL ROUND HEADLAMP AND SPEEDO WITH FUEL GAUGE. 350 x 10 wheels

INTERNAL FEATURES

AS T5 ABOVE

T5 MILLENNIUM 1999 - 2000 

AS THE T5 CLASSIC BUT FEATURED A DISC BRAKE AND COSA TYPE CLUTCH  

COSA (1) 125/200 1988 - 1992

EXTERNAL FEATURES

FLATTER MORE FLUSH FITTING HORNCOVER AND TOOLBOX THAN PX MODELS.

IGNITION-TOOLBOX-STEERING LOCK, ALL ONE LOCK SEAT LOCK ON SIDE OF THE SEAT,

WITH MET-IN FACILITY UNDER THE SEAT. ROUND HEADLAMP AND AN ARCH SHAPED SPEEDO WITH A

REV COUNTER AND A FUEL GAUGE, COLOUR MATCHED MIRRORS

HYDRAULIC LINKED BRAKES - VIA THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL. 100 / 90 X 10 WHEELS

INTERNAL FEATURES

ENGINE MOSTLY AS PX125 OR PX200 BUT WITH DIFFERENT CASINGS, ALL MODELS ARE OIL INJECTION,

ELECTRIC START WAS OPTIONAL ON BOTH THE 125cc AND 200cc. EXHAUSTS LOOK LIKE PX TYPE BUT USE A LONGER

3 INCH BOLT THE CARB USES AN AIR FILTER ON THE CARB AND A SECONDARY AIR FILTER IN THE AIR BOX ACCESSED

IN THE MET-IN COMPARTMENT UNDER THE SEAT . 100 / 90 X 10 WHEELS

COSA (2) 125/200 1992 - 1997/8

EXTERNAL FEATURES

AS ABOVE BUT THE TRIM COLOUR WAS NOW MORE OF A BROWN/GREY

THE WHEEL DISCS ON THE OLD COSA WERE REPLACED BY A THINNER

TYPE RING THAT JUST COVERED THE WHEEL NUTS, THE FRONT

SUPENSION UNIT HAD NO COVER BUT HAD A CHROME SPRING

THE SEAT LOCK WAS MOVED BACK TO THE REAR OF THE SEAT, WHICH WAS A MORE AFTERMARKET LOOKING SEAT

WITH A COLOUR MATCHED PLASTIC SEAT REAR SECTION, THE MIRRORS ON THIS MODEL WERE NOT PAINTED. 100 / 90 X 10 WHEELS

INTERNAL FEATURES

AS ABOVE BUT VERY LATE MODELS MAY HAVE ALUMINIUM CYLINDER,

ALSO GEAR SELECTION IS BY ONE SINGLE PUSH/PULL THICK GEAR CABLE



Model Engine Frame Capacity (C.C) Year
 
ROD TYPE UP TO 113/11848  - 125 1951-53
MODEL G FROM 113/11849 TO 074/15417  - 125 1953-54
MODEL GL 2 FROM 074/15148 TO 025/21000  - 125 1954-55
MODEL 42L2 FROM 025/21001 TO 046/33801  - 125 1955-56
GRANSPORTS VS1M VS1T 150 1955
92L2 FROM 046/33802 ONWARDS 125 1956-59
GRANSPORTS VS2M VS2T 150 1956
CONTINENTAL VL3M VL3T 150 1956
GRANSPORTS VS3M VS3T 150 1956-57
MODEL 102L2 VB1M FROM 0471001   150 1957
CLUBMAN VB1M VB1T 150 1957-59
GRANSPORTS VDS3M VD2TS 150 1957
GRANSPORTS VS4M VS4T 150 1958
ACMA 92L2 FROM 244179 TO 293084   125 1958
GRANSPORTS VS5M VS5T 150 1959-62
152L2 VBA OR IDENTIFIED FROM NO.s   125 1959-61
NEW 150 VBAM VBAT 150 1959-60
SPORTIQUE (312L2) IDENTIFIED BY NUMBERS   150 1961
232L2 IDENTIFIED BY NUMBERS   125 1962
GS160 SERIES 1 VSB1M VSB1T 160 1962
GS160 SERIES 2 VSB1M VSB1T 160 1963
VESPA 90 V9A1M V9A1T 90 1964-78
VESPA GL VLA1M VLA1T 150 1965
180SS VSC1M VSC1T 180 1965
SPRINT VLB1M VLB1T 150 1965
90SS V9SS1 V9SS1T 90 1965
VESPA SUPER VCB1M VCB1T 150 1966-79
VMA1 VMA1M VMA1T 125 1966
PRIMAVERA VMA2M VMA2T 125 1967-79
125 SUPER SU66 SU66 125 1968
RALLY 180 VSD1M VSD1T 180 1969
90 RACER V9SS2M V9SS2T 90 1971
RALLY 200 ELECTRONIC VSE1M VSE1T 200 1972-78
50N V5A2M V5A1T 50 1973-76
ET .3 VMB1M VMB1T 125 1977
125 TS VNL3M VML3T 125 1977
P200E VSE1M VSX1T 200 1978-84
P125X VNL3M VNX1T 125 1978-82
P150X VLX1M VLX1T 150 1978-83
50 SPECIAL V5A4M V5B3T 50 1978-83
100 V9B1M V9N1T 100 1978-82
PX125E VNX 2T VNX 125 1982
PX150E VLX VLX 150 1983
PX200E VSX VSE 200 1983-PX
PX200 DISC  VSX IT   200  2000 
PX125 T5 VNX T5 VNX T5 125 1985





Vespa Scooter Chassis No's 1945 - 1966


Year                 Designation    Chassis Number Range

MODEL 98

1946‑1947          V98               01                18079

VESPA 125

1949 1950          V1T + V15T        01                104096

1950 1952          V30T + V33T       104097            251820

1952               VM1T              01001             08830

1953               VM1T              08831             095870

1953               VU1T              1001              7001

1953               VM2T              085971            0100619

1954               VM2T              0100620           0176014

1954               VN1T              01001             023000

1955               VN1T              023001            050100

1956               VN2T               050101            096569

1957               VN2T               096570            0125600

1957               VNA1T              01001             010300

1958               VNA1T              010301            068031

1958               VNA2T              068032            0107007

1959               VNA2T              0107009           0116431

1959               VNB1T              01001             016275

1960               VNB1T              016276            080686

1961               VNB1T              080687            089850

1961               VNB2T              01001             034699

1961               VNB3T              034700            054414

1962               VNB3T              054415            090395

1962               VNB4T              090396            099700

1963               VNB4T              099701            0136485

1963               VNB5T              01001             07070

1964               VNB5T              07071             043240

1964               VNB6T              01001             07455

1965               VNB6T              07456             035439

1965               VNC1T              01001             04420

1966               VNB6T              035440            037028

VESPA 150

1954               VL1T               1001              8173

1955               VL1T               8174              17000

1955               VL2T               17001             64970

1956               VL2T               64971             93101

1956               VL3T               93102             130693

1957               VL3T               130694            132737

1958               VB1T               1001              55375

1959               VB1T               55376             99700

1959               VBA1T              1001              16515

1959               VBA1T              16516             88510

1960               VBA1T              98520             125040

1960               VBB1T              1001              16070

1961               VBB1T              16071             96693

1962               VBB1T              96694             146000

1962               VBB2T              146001            155712

1963               VBB2T              155713            198232

1964               VBB2T             198233            240757

1965               VBB2T             240758            273260

1966               VBB2T             273261            279948

125 Gran Turisimo (GT)

1966               VNL2T              30001             35763

1967               VNL2T              35764             54602

1968               VNL2T              54603             65401

1969               VNL2T              65402             69847

1970               VNL2T              69848             73613

1971               VNL2T              73614             75821

125 Gran Turisimo Sprint Veloce (GTR)

1968               VNL2T              100001            100751

1969               VNL2T              100752            107340

1970               VNL2T              107341            112897

1971               VNL2T              112898            117898

 

Gran Sport 150 (GS150)

1955               VS1T               001001            0013300

1956               VS2T               0013301           0023310

1957               VS3T               0023311           0035310

1959               VS4T               0035311           0047350

1959               VS5T               0047351           0052363

1959               VS5T               0052364           0070128

1960               VS5T               0070129           00104731

1961               VS5T               00104732          00127350

Gran Sport 160 (GS160)

1962               VSB1T              001001            0029970

1963               VSB1T              0029971           0048250

1964               VSBIT              0048251           0061000

Super Sport 180 (SS180)

1965               VSC1T              001001            003120                    

1965               VSC1T              003121            0019720

1966               VLB1T              026479            039230

150 Super

1965               VBC1T             1001              4295              

150 Gran Luxe (GL)

1957               VGL1T             01001             010842

1958               VGL1T             010843            016610

1959               VGLA1T            01001             016000

1960               VGLA1T            016001            031227

1961               VGLA1T            031228            035267

1961               VGM1T             035268            043000

1962               VGM1T             043001            048294

1962               VLA1T             01001             05958

1963               VLA1T             05959             078009

1965               VLA1T             078010            080855

150 Sprint

1965               VMB1T             01001             026478

1966               VLB1T             026479            039230

VESPA 50/N

1963               V5AIT              1001              6960

1964               V5A1T              6961              61346

1965               V5A1T              61347             92875

1965               V5A1T              92976             101576

1966               V5A1T              101577            155460

VESPA 50

1963               V5SAIT            1101              2104

1964               V5SA1T            2105              10479

1965               V5SAIT            10480             15001

1966               V5SAIT            15002             15324

VESPA 50 SPECIAL

1969               V5A2T             1001              2015

1970               V5A2T             2016              34257

1971               V5A2T             34258             655526

VESPA 50 Elestart

1969               V5A3T             1001              1020

1970               V5A3T             1021              3696

1971               V5A3T             3697              4833

VESPA 50 Sprinter - 50SR (D)

1971               V5SS2T             4001             4160

 

Standard 90

1963               V9A1T             1001              2994

1964               V9AIT             2995              17549

1965               V9A1T             17550             21544

1966               V9A1T             21545             24130

90 SUPER SPRINT

1965               V9SS1T            1001              2262

1966               V9SS1T            2263              4876

1967               V9SS1T            4877              5026

1969               V9SS1T            5027              5401

1969               V9SS1T            5402              5679

1970               V9SS1T            5679              6138

1971               V9SS1T            6139              6309

90 RACER

1971               V9SS2T            7001              7360

125 Primavera

1965               VMA1T             01001             08392

1966               VMA1T             08393             014781

1967               VMA1T             014782            018100

1967               VMA2T             020001            022874

1968               VMA2T             022875            031548

1969               VMA2T             031549            036266

1970               VMA2T             036267            042299

1971               VMA2T             042300            049703 

All years shown are approximate and subject to variations in various countries.

All information regarding chassis numbers is subject to E & O, E. 2000.
 
 
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