1947 - VESPA 98 II SERIE

   16,500 models of the second series of Vespa 98 were ever produced. This model offered significant improvements over its predecessor both in aesthetics and technical specifications.

As well as this it now featured a spare wheel just in case the rider got a puncture, which was highly likely due to the awful post-war road conditions; this highly-functional element soon became one of Vespa's most recognizable design features.

The Vespa 98 was introduced with a new and improved headlamp and a metallic silver color which reminded of the Piaggio aircraft business.

Magazines reported there would be a waiting list of 8 months to get a Vespa 98: a thriving black market blossomed, in which Vespa was sold twice the starting price, even reaching a price of 125,000 lire!