ROCKING HORSE VESPA

Published: 09:02AM Mar 15th, 2010
By: Web Editor

In the last several years, zippy Vespa scooters have become the eco-transportation alternative for not just trendy hipsters and bohemian arty individuals, but also mainstreamers who simply want to navigate the streets with a lighter carbon footprint.

According to their website and many satisfied customer accounts, Vespas are definitely built to last. So I have to wonder how one handy grand-pappy ended up retiring his old model and turning it into the rocking horse depicted throughout this post.

It's definitely nifty to gaze at and the body seems to be in fine shape, so why grand-pappy, whyyyyy? I can only presume that his scooter spit out its last breath longgggg ago and instead of sending it to landfill purgatory, he recycled it into a sweet little treasure for his doe-eyed grandson, Diego, complete with glassfibre body, stainless steel wrapped platform, wood trimmed edges and imitation leather seat.

Craftsmanship like that isn't very common these days. Nice job, DIY grand-pappy – you are a green trailblazer, since I don't believe that anything quite like this has ever been done before!

Many thanks to the Greenwala Recycling website for this gem!

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