Credits

Researching this subject has been tricky, the main reason being that it all happened over thirty years ago. Some people are very reluctant to give out and share their information which also makes things difficult.

Thanks

Much appreciation must go to Dave Wyburn, a former owner, who has taken time to offer me praise, update some existing information and send me some valuable pictures.

A big thank you must go out to Bill Drake who spent time answering my questions and talking about his experiences relating to the film.

Peter Merchant at Solely Scooters in Rochdale kindly agreed to allow me to reproduce the pictures of his Lambretta replica.

Nicky Jones, the wife of Andy Jones emailed me to confirm that everything that forms part of the exhibit at Littledean Jail belongs to him and that he purchased the VCB160 scooter from Dave Wyburn in 2007.

Steve Hanlan kindly emailed and provided the following information:

I moved to West Drayton to find work, and became active in the West Middlesex Vespa Club with Ron and Bill. (incidentally Bill Woodhouse was quite a force in the Scooter Racing scene)

In total, five scooters were built, all based on Rally 200's with GS panels. One of them was an old one of mine, which became one of the non-runners.

I remember Ron & Bill Woodhouse scouring the London area for spares (especially lights and mirrors) to be able to produce 5 exact copies.

Scootering Magazine and Classic Scooterist Scene magazine have over the years, offered small chunks of evidence and information that with a lot of detective work, I've managed to piece together and form what is here on this website.

Contact

If you would like to contact me regarding any of the points made here, please do so. You can email me at the following address:

comments@vcb160.co.uk

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is for general information purposes only. It is by no means the authoritative or definitive account of the history of the scooters featured in the 1979 motion picture Quadrophenia.

Every effort has been made to provide accurate information, however the completeness, and reliability is only based on written and spoken matter, which after 30 years may or may not be inaccurate.

Finally...

My fascination with scooters started when I bought my first scooter, a late model Vespa PX, in October 2009. It was factory standard when I bought it, having less than 2000k on the clock. Since buying it, I've bought lots of various extras including chrome mirrors, crashbars, lights, aerials, and finished it off with a Union Jack theme.

In the Summer of 2010, my Vespa took on a new image, inspired totally by the Quadrophenia film. It has the same colour scheme as Jimmy's Lambretta but with a slight Vespa twist.

I know it isn't faithful to the original, however, the way I see it is, for years people have made Dukes of Hazzard and Starsky & Hutch homages out of MKIII Ford Cortinas and Ford Capris,as well as others, so thinking along the same lines, I've come up with the following...