Vespa
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English - December 31, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsLanguage Learning Education How To learn english english language study english ingles inglês Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It's the iconic Italian scooter that has conquered the world.
Learn about how it started, how it got its name, and why it has become such a huge, global success story.
Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/vespa
It's the iconic Italian scooter that has conquered the world.
Learn about how it started, how it got its name, and why it has become such a huge, global success story.
“A completely Italian product, such as we have not seen since the Roman chariot”
1884 and the founding of Piaggio
World War I and making aeroplanes
World War II and being bombed by the Allies
Rebuilding the factory and deciding to build a scooter
Version 1: Donald Duck
Version 2: The Vespa
Designing a scooter from the ground up
Selling 1 million scooters by 1956
Vespa and Hollywood
Vespa as an aspirational symbol
Vespas in the UK: Mods vs. Rockers
Vespa in Italy today
Weird records in a Vespa
Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/vespa