Although the Interwebz has put the world at our fingertips, and a resurgence in demand has allowed specialty companies to re-manufacture most parts we need to keep our scooters on the road - there are still some bits that are unobtainium. I give you now, the Lambretta LD clock. This part won't make your scooter run. It won't make your scooter obviously more beautiful. It probably won't even keep time very well. But what it most certainly will do is make the current owner of the clock much more wealthy as he packs it for shipping...
These clocks were an accessory which one could purchase to fit on the dashboard of pre-1957 Lambretta LD's. Not many people opted to purchase them. Most of the time, you just see a blanking plate on the LD's where this part would fit. They are a pretty neat, if understated accessory. They don't obviously put shine and sparkle on your scooter, like some cowl accessory or crash bar... but to those in the know, they show that you have the taste, style, and funds to sport one on your show scooter.
I've bought quite a bit of neat bits from the seller in this ebay auction. He seems to have an inexhaustible supply of rare and wonderful Lambretta parts and accessories. I hope he keeps it up. I can't wait to see what he'll sell next.
I've seen several of these for sale over the years, and mostly they have sold for what I would consider fairly high, but not obscene amounts of money. This one, however did not meet reserve on ebay for the hefty sum of $455 USD. That is a lot of bread for a basically useless item. I'm guessing the reserve was somewhere around $500. Ouch! Still, if you HAVE to have one of these, where else are you going to get one?!
