Hottest 1965 Vespa Allstate out there !

[Tommy Thunder]

So check it out I got this scooter last year in trade for a 50cc pocket bike worth about $50 bucks to me . She was in bad shape when I got her but check out what I did to here to bring her back to life.

So here is how she started out.






So I got busy stripping her down to bare metal , did some body work and primed her for Paint.






I than built a small paint booth in the back of our warehouse and began to do the painting . First the white base coat.




Then the racing stripes were added.






Then I added the numbers 53 "Herbie"



I than worked on the back cowls doing them in gloss black




Then I semi assembled the scoot before the detail paiting



Then I flamed the rear cowls and cleared the entire scooter





Then I went over the engine that I will be keeping stock for now. It ran great and only had 6,000 miles on it.





Then I reinstalled engine , front forks , ran all new cables , installed new brakes and white wall tires.








Sorry the date in the picture is wrong the build was just finished this past summer this pic is from the first ride I took .




Thanks for checking out my build . ;D

She is sweet. Turns heads every where I go . I really took a chance with the paint scheme , but it worked when it all came together. More on this scoot later.

[srino]

wow! that work sure paid off....what a beauty!

[gmoney]

If memory serves me correctly you could buy this new at Sears for just over $300.00 back in 1965. You now have a scooter that is probably worth closer to $3,000.00! Great job on the AllState Vespa.

Gary

[jimh]

That's a scooter worth having and keeping...If you are interested in selling, pm me, I'm in Maryland as well; nice job Tommy.

[nickiemcnichols]

Very pretty! Can you make my Flyscooter look that good?

[Tommy Thunder]

Hard to say if I can make a Fly look that good but I can certainly say I can make it look and run much better than it does stock. I can do much in my Thunder shop and upgrades in performance and in looks are what I do best . Thanks for asking
See more on my restorations at Thunder Restorations There are more on my Allstate and a Ralley 200 I am now working on.

[Enviromoto]

How do you get your cases so clean? Gasoline or mineral spirits?

[Tommy Thunder]

Mineral spirits in my parts washer. Also lots of time with small brushes cleaning

[Tommy Thunder]

See this scooter at the Thurmont Business Expo on Friday March 19th from 6pm-9pm here is more info:

On Friday March the 19th from 6pm-9pm Scootertronics will be at the Thurmont Bussiness Expo. They will have some cool scoots there and some of their racing scooters also. Tommy Thunder will also be showing his 1964 Vespa Allstate. We will be signing up racers there for this years racing season and also fclubs and riders for scooter rides and activities that will be held this year. There will be plenty of free food and and lots going on at the Expo. Come on out and bring the family. The theme this year at the Expo is Viva Las Vegas so lets have a great show. It is being held at Catoctin High School in Thurmont Md.
Call Tommy Thunder for more info 240-288-8220

[kingstarscooters]

you are very talented, i like the racer style,

[fuwad84]

HOLY sh!t, that was awesome. The pix, the initial scooter, the end result - you sir are a scooter riding prince amongst scooter riding men. You deserve like...and SUPER BONE or something.

[buiditright]

Tommy, Man that scoot looks awesome but then you already knew this.. You do good work and I have heard that from other folks who live here in MD. Thanks for the photos and No Jimh you can not have it. LOL

Bill

[Bong]

Great lookin scoot!! let us know when ya finnish the 1977 P-200