“You won’t have a problem finding passengers for this scooter, ” says a Vespa spokesman. “Park it anywhere, and in minutes you’ll have a queue of admirers.
“All you need is a red carpet, Gucci outfit and you’re ready for fame and fortune.”
Unfortunately this isn’t a production model but a South African-built, one-off special for display and marketing campaigns.
It’s was the idea of Vespa SA MD Andy Reid, who is no stranger to attention-grabbing campaigns – a few years ago his Guerrilla Parking Fine Campaign involved placing fake parking tickets on legally parked cars for driving difficult-to-park, fuel-guzzling motor vehicles instead of scooters.
Vespa’s stretch scooter