Originally manufactured in Milan shortly after the Second World War the Lambretta scooter developed over the years into an icon of youth culture, embodying the 1960’s, personal freedom and the UK’s ‘Mod’ culture in particular.
Each LambrettaTM scooter helmet comes with a 30-month manufacturer’s warranty and all of the designs meet European Road Safety Standards.
“Retro is cool and these helmets certainly catch the imagination and interest building for the forthcoming remake of Brighton Rock, which has been adapted from the original Graham Greene novel and set in 1964. This movie (like the classic ‘Quadrophenia’), features both Mods and Rockers, their music, their clothing and over fifty Lambretta scooters. The interest in all things Mod is set to grow in 2011,” Heritage Helmets say.
There are four helmets in the range, each celebrating a different aspect of Lambretta’s heritage:
• The ‘Bianco’ and ‘Nero’ models both feature the number ‘47’ within a target design (on white and black backgrounds respectively) to commemorate the first year of the Lambretta’s manufacture (1947) and its central place in Mod culture.
• The ‘Union’ uses the Union Jack, another iconic Mod symbol, to pay tribute to Britain’s special relationship with the Lambretta,
• The ‘Britalia’ is a unique collaboration between the Union and Italian Tricolore flags, which pays homage to the impact Italian style and design has had on the British scooter scene.
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