#120: Vespa
It's the iconic Italian scooter that has conquered the world.Learn about how it started, how it got its name, and why it has become such a huge, global success story. “A completely Italian product, such as we have not seen since the Roman chariot” 1884 and the founding of Piaggio World War I and making aeroplanes World War II and being bombed by the Allies Rebuilding the factory and deciding to build a scooter Version 1: Donald Duck Version 2: The Vespa Designing a scooter from the ground up Selling 1 million scooters by 1956 Vespa and Hollywood Vespa as an aspirational symbol Vespas in the UK: Mods vs. Rockers Vespa in Italy today Weird records in a Vespa Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/vespa