This is the beginning of the weekend many Seattle Vespa Club members have been waiting for since last July. We kicked off Insanity Rally #22 last night with a meet & greet at The Stables in Georgetown. This restored 1950 All-State scooter, built by Puch, is part of the furnishings at The Stables and it fits right in with the vintage furniture and juke boxes lining this space.
Yes, Sears & Roebuck sold scooters from 1950 through the 1970's. I can imagine teenagers across America spent hours dreaming over the well-thumbed pages of their Sears catalog. I know I did, though I didn't get the chance to buy a scooter until many, many years later. And yes, I suspect there will be a couple more scooter rally photos in the next couple of days.
9 comments:
Oh, okay. For a minute there I thought you'd all taken to parking your scooters inside bars!
Sounds like you're going to have a great weekend! :)
I remember coveting the motorcycles in the basement of Sears (it may have still been Simpson-Sears) in Vancouver. Some of them were pretty big bikes.
Sounds like a great time. I don't know about going clear to San Jose, but we'd love to see more scooter pics this weekend.
Oh what fun. Have a great time as I am sure you will. MB
Oh gosh! Fabulous vintage! I almost can see a pin up girl there!!!! Cool post , have a great weekend dear friend!
purrs and love
Luna(from Brazil) and mommy Léia
Great to see you lastnight! Worked today, but hope to see you at Georgetown tonight!
Very beautiful shot! Great work!
Regards,
m_m
I remember seeing an Allstate Crusaire (Vespa 125) at the Sears in San Mateo, Calif. when I was a kid. "Can I have one?" I asked my parents. "No," they said. At the time I didn't know I needed a driver's license to ride one.
It's okay. I eventually got one. I've had three, actually...
Priddddddddddddy. I tend to favour classic aqua(about the only thing in aqua I do like) but I am quite taken with this baby.
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