MULTIVERSE

When retro and modern worlds combine...

- BENJAMIN GRACIAS

Imagine having two worlds in one, both equally fun but contrastingly different. It's not for everyone as many decide to sit back in their comfort space and never explore a new world that might be better for them. The only way is to find out and if it works, then as they say, it's the best of both worlds. But what does this have to do with automobiles, the world we love? Well, all of us have these demands from our machines to offer everything possible. No one machine can do it all but some try and get their rides to do more and give them more purpose and connect with the machine's soul. The case in point is, restomod machines, it's the trend these days be it cars or motorcycles, the Lambretta looking scooter you're looking at here combines the best design from the fifties but combines it with modern convenience and a newer heart. Let's find out how.

TRIVIA

The story of the Vijai scooter starts much earlier than its launch in 1972. Automobile Products India (API) collaborated with Italian enterprise Innocenti to make scooters, under the Lambretta name. The Vijai Super you see here was an evolution of the Lambretta. It is said the name Vijai, literally translating to ‘Victory’ was inspired by the Indian victory over Pakistan in 1971. It reached peak popularity in the late 70s and throughout the 80s, fending off advances from Bajaj Chetak and Priya. A testament to the popularity of the Vijai Super was that the 1983 cricket world cup winning Indian team were all gifted Vijai Supers!