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Motor City Mover

In the interim 12 years, this custom Vespa has changed owners several times. Though it wasn’t until current owner, Shaun Freestone bought it five years or so back that this particular scooter has gone from what was a tidy looking scooter with a Tamla Motown theme, to being a full blown custom Vespa.

This involved replacing some of the original murals, respraying the base coat and adding more murals. Plus there was a total and complete engine rebuild along with adding an abundance of engraved brightwork with many subtle, yet significantly in keeping with the theme, one-off items. Some more obvious than others.

Detroit Soul is at the top end of customised scooters, having had pretty much everything treated to enhancements, in every department. With all the changes and upgrades in keeping with the original custom theme of the Vespa carried out

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