Innocenti Lambretta Furgone 1961 Fli 175 series 2

This cute and wonderful Lambretta Furgone micro car, with frame nr 513156, was constructed in the last week of May 1961. It has been in use as delivery van for flowers along the Italian Rivièra. Unfortunately, its owner passed away in 1972 and the Lambretta has been stored in a greenhouse until we purchased it in 1999. Given the few years that this Lambretta has been used it was in excellent condition. It has the original Italian license window stickers from 1972.

We’ve overhauled the Furgone to clean it and replace seals, ball-bearings and worn rubber parts where needed. We used a highly conservative approach and managed to preserve and re-use the vast majority of the original components. In the few places where required, we preferred original parts over new parts made in Asia.

We maintained the original paintwork with some minor wear and the characteristic red bar, preferring it over a shiny new paint job.

The result is a Lambretta Furgone in near-perfect original condition, probably one of the few in such condition of the total production of 71,681 between July 1960 and August 1965. After completing the restoration, the Lambretta was type approved in 2006 for use in Netherlands, including Dutch license plate. In the past years it has been used for various commercial purposes, including marketing for a pizzeria and for a pin-up photoshoot.

A key advantage of this restoration has been the fact that we managed to obtain another Furgone LI 175 with frame number 515452, produced late July 1961, as well as many parts of a third Furgone resulting in an ample supply of original parts. The second Furgone was in lesser condition, so we decided to sand blast all frame parts and protect it from rust with metal spray coating rather than using galvanization which deforms the thin parts of the structure. This second Forgone has been partially restored and is included in the price.

In the past years, our interests have shifted toward other restoration activities, so we did not find the time to complete restoration of the second Lambretta. By combining the two Lambretta’s in one deal we offer the new owner(s) the pleasure of completing the restoration of the second Lambretta, using the first where needed to make sure work is done properly.

The price includes the restored Lambretta, including all parts of the second Lambretta as well as many other spare parts (including doors, gasoline tank, steering, etc).

We will be pleased to provide further details to any parties with serious interest. Needless to say we also have a complete service manual as well as many images of all restoration details.