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The Lambretta 48 was a single-seat, 48 cc
Engine - Lambretta - 40 - 1957 - 48 cc - 1 cyl - WBM 4576 - Kolkata 2014-01-19 5815.JPG, The engine of an Indian-made API Lambretta
Engine - Lambretta - 40 - 1957 - 48 cc - 1 cyl - WBM 4576 - Kolkata 2014-01-19 5817.JPG, Left side of engine
The ''Lambrettino'', an updated design using a rigid spine frame with a coil-sprung single seat and 39 cc (40 x 31 mm) engine, was introduced for the 1966 model year. Having a single-speed transmission with automatic (centrifugal) clutch, 18 x 2.00 inch tyres and weighing , the maker claimed a top speed of 24 mph returning an overall fuel consumption of 200 mpg. ''Motor Cycle'' 1 December 1966 p. 747.
moped
A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. Historically, the term exclusively meant a similar vehicle with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle eng ...
built by Innocenti
Innocenti () was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1933 in Lambrate, a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Milan. Over the years, they produced Lambretta scooters as well as a range of automobiles, ...
from 1954. First introduced at the 1954 Milan
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Show, it was exhibited at Earls Court
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...
, London in 1956, and had a two-speed transmission with rear suspension.
The moped market during the 1950s was dominated by the highly successful NSU Quickly
The NSU Quickly was a moped manufactured by NSU Motorenwerke AG of Germany from 1953 to 1968. More than one million Quicklys were sold.
Construction
The Quickly Motorcycle frame, frame was a pressed-steel single spar unit with a Headset (bicycle p ...
, and the Lambretta 48 was withdrawn from the UK market in 1959.
The Lambretta 48 was also produced in India under the name API Lambretta, being assembled in India from kits supplied by parent-business Innocenti
Innocenti () was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1933 in Lambrate, a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Milan. Over the years, they produced Lambretta scooters as well as a range of automobiles, ...
in Italy.
Successor
The ''Lambrettino'', an updated design using a rigid spine frame with a coil-sprung single seat and 39 cc (40 x 31 mm) engine, was introduced for the 1966 model year. Having a single-speed transmission with automatic (centrifugal) clutch, 18 x 2.00 inch tyres and weighing , the maker claimed a top speed of 24 mph returning an overall fuel consumption of 200 mpg. ''Motor Cycle'' 1 December 1966 p. 747.
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