Lambretta LD 150 Scooter

Key facts

Year

1957
Country

Italy
Capacity

148cc
Cylinders

1
Maximum speed

50mph/80.47kph
Price new

£179
Manufacturer

Innocenti Spa

This Lambretta LD 150 shows the use of larger engines, enclosure panels and frontal shields on Lambrettas.

Improvements over earlier models included better silencing, hydraulic damping of the rear torsion-bar suspension, better engine cooling and instruments grouped at handlebar level in the top of an oddments box.

Mechanical and styling developments of this sort continued throughout the years, among them four-speed gearboxes and electric start. Meanwhile the growth in scooter popularity continued.