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Vespa Unveils 80th Anniversary 'Edizione Ottantesimo,' Limited to 1,946 Units Worldwide

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Vespa has unveiled a limited edition celebrating its 80th anniversary, the Edizione Ottantesimo. Based on the GTS 310, production is capped at 1,946 units worldwide, a nod to the year Vespa was born in 1946. Matching helmets are also offered, making it a strongly collector-oriented piece celebrating 80 years of history.

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Mine Kusagane

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A bike born in 1946 still coming out under the same name for a limited edition 80 years later -- this is no small feat. Vespa has carried postwar Italy's recovery and people's lives all along the way. I take the meaning packed into the number 1,946 seriously. Not just a product, but a witness of an era.