Friend of the site, Olivier from Belgium sent in a few photos of his beautiful '51 ACMA Vespa. The ACMA's were Vespas which were built under license in France. As with almost all of the licensed Vespas, the ACMA's were technically somewhat behind the Italian made Vespas. They had frames and motors from the older model Vespas. (That may have been later because this one looks pretty similar to a '51 Italian Vespa). The ACMA's sourced some of the ancillary systems from French manufacturers. So things like the electrical components, carburetor, and tires were French-made. One of the most obvious differences on the ACMA's is the headlight, which was bolted onto the handlebars. On the Italian Vespas, the light was on the front fender. Though not aesthetically pleasing to my eye, I'm sure the technical function of the headlight on the ACMA was superior to that on the Italian Vespa of the same year. I'm not sure if the typical French yellow light bulb helped any though!
More photos of Olivier's scooter below the jump.
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