For Dave Baker - I have found out some information on that big ugly white scooter that I photographed at the Euro.
OSA Scooters
A Brief History of the Marque
The Polish factory WFM
(Warszawska Fabrica Motocyklowa) began designing scooters in 1952 to address
the demand in countries controlled by the USSR. They built three prototypes in
1955-56, the best of which was named the Osa. Using the S-06 engine, a small
batch of Osa scooters was built in early 1959 and production began in May of
that year. The Osa M-50 had a 173cc engine and 14" wheels. A larger
version was introduced in 1962, the M-52. Production was halted in 1965 after a
total of 25,000 scooters had been built.
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'that big ugly white scooter' thought you'd seen a v*spa there for one minute...
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