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Thousands of Vespas swarm Rome to mark scooter’s 80th anniversary

France 24 Monday 29 June 2026, 13:07 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Thousands of Vespas swarm Rome to mark scooter’s 80th anniversary Issued on: Share The Vespa was celebrating its 80th birthday on Saturday with thousands of riders parading through the historic centre of Rome to celebrate the legendary scooter, which has become an icon of the Italian way of life.

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Thousands of Vespas swarm Rome to mark scooter’s 80th anniversary

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