Fresh out of the paint shop.

They’re boasting that they have increased depth of top coat to 30 microns.

The painted frames enter at one end and you can guess that at the other they’re ready to put petrol in right?


At this point Eddy was most excited.

This is almost certainly an export model LML NV SPL.

NV stands for ‘new vespa’. SPL for ‘special’.

Its probably technically one of the best geared Vespas ever made.

A square engine (bore to stroke) with reed valve. Who needs a P200?

Local market NV’s. Notice the Flash Gordon  embellishers and solid hub back plates.

And they said we would all live on the moon.

The engines are introduced to the frames via jack up dollies.

Heres one in advanced stages of assembly.


Air-tool-tastic

Finished!

Now for goodness sake don’t lose the keys.

Dust covers on ready to go in to the packaging hall.

This is the area between the production line and the packaging hall. A kind of marshalling area

These are North American specification ‘Stellas’. Rebadged for the genuine Scooter company. Rebadging also takes places for the Australasian market known locally as the ‘Bella Donna RV150’.

The only thing that separates them is the badges and some minor electrical switch differences. Also the Stella has reflectors on the front mudguard (fender) to placate US regulations.

Eddy photographed the following VIN number
MD7M10B0773006565
Destined for the UK market. Who owns this now???

Free Bullet T shirt to the owner if he contacts Eddy.
01275 810444

LML ready to spread their love.

Eddy became emotional when he saw this too. Export engines. How many of these will end up fitted to imported Vietnamese VBB scooters over the next year or two?

Talking of engines, here's the production line. It was lunchtime and the chaps were off for a break.

Can you see where the floor paints worn down? Thats some serious P Range love.

A Christmas tree from hell.

Full of output shafts, gear groups etc.

If only Eddy Bullets workshop looked just like this.

Bugger!

And finally here's Vikram. He is the LML chief engineer and largely responsible for the new generation of four stroke engines LML are putting into production. And will with good fortune eventually wash up on our shores when our EURO partners eventually ban anything with the word ‘fun’ in the title (not bitter)

The scoot behind him is a company ride by the way.





We hope you enjoyed this insight  in to the last of a breed. The only proper scooter factory left on earth.

Lets hope it stays that way.