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Vespa keys

posted 15 years ago by JumeirahSun
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Are/were Vespa keys universal? How does Jimmy start the Ace Face's scooter near the end?

[–] DrEinstein 15 years ago

I don't know, but Jimmy's scooter was a Lambretta, so they would have to be very universal.

[–] filmfan15 15 years ago

I'm not sure about Lambrettas, but all 1964 Vespas would start with any other Vespa key, and there were a ton of thefts, so all later models have different keys.

[–] iain-winn 13 years ago

Ive owned both Lambrettas and Vespas and trust me you can start them with a screwdriver in the ignition switch, the only way to prevent theft is to padlock them on a chain to something heavy.

[–] BKinzeys 12 years ago

Jimmy had several keys and at least the first one didn't work. They were pretty crappy locks anyways.