In 1964 they shipped none, 1965 they shipshipshipped 209, 1968 shipped 300, 1969 shipped none. If you look at some of the articles, you'll see a variety of models being shipped. They ended up painting a piece for me so I can bring it to a paint shop for reproduction.īecause of the way the bikes were put together, you'll find SX parts on. It was a pain getting them to release the paint code. The museum in Manhattan had a green 1960's police vehicle and, accordingly, the bikes came from Italy painted white and the shop sprayed the green paint. The green color came from the NYPD shop in Queens, NY. It took me almost a year to gather information on the bike. I found two websites (Scooter's originalli was one I think) that mentioned the whole story about the NYPD bikes. Then the frame's numbers did not make much sense. Then, trying to identify the color and the year, I came upon the motor's serial number which was that of an SX 150 and did not match the frame's number. I bought the bike red, during the sanding, I found the green color. It does make sense considering it make with an SX motor. it was a pain figuring out how to put them back. The shields I have on the bike came with the bike. I have scanned a lot of different articles with regards to the use of Lambrettas by the NYPD and some data which gives an accurate account of how many Lambrettas were imported each year throughout the 60's and 70's (by the NYPD). It'll be great to see it restored to its original days. Let me know if you need any help with information or original pictures for your project. Thankfully the mounting holes were still on the side panel when I got the bike. The night stick on the side I got from a New York antique store. The white is the original Lambretta paint code for the time. It's the same paint code used for their 1960's green police vehicles. I was able to find all the parts needed to make it out of the pictures before I found the boxed original. The windshield is not difficult to reproduce. I was able to obtain a lot of articles and images from the NYPD museum archives, plus things like the proper Spare Tire Holders and windshield from the son of a retired NYPD mechanic who used to fix them back then. The Spanish version was imported later and painted the blue and white. They were made during the italian factory strike and therefore made out of parts laying around. As you may already know, you can identify them by the unusual Vin # which goes past the VIN # we see for those models in those years. It took me a couple of years getting info on the Lambrettas imported for the NYPD. Please feel to reach out if you need some information regarding the restoration. I am trying to keep a post opened on the LCUSA forum with regards to a restoration project of an NYPD Lambretta Special by Lee Smith.
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