Vespa Unveils Special Scooter Honoring Italian Navy Tall Ship 'Amerigo Vespucci' in New York

Amerigo Vespucci is the explorer the Americas are named after, right? So a ship's named after him too.

It's a one-off, just for looking, so it has nothing to do with regular people, but I don't dislike this kind of cultural project.

The Amerigo Vespucci herself, I believe, is an active training tall ship with nearly 100 years of service - curious how that milestone ties in too.

Being a one-off means it's the kind of pattern that ends at display only and never goes on sale.

The sense of translating a tall ship motif into scooter design - that's an Italian brand for you.

A bike tied to the Amerigo Vespucci makes sense as a project, since the very origin of the name Vespa is linked to Italian maritime culture.