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Why Vespas Make the Best Repurposed Rocking Horses

January 10th, 2010 · 10 Comments

One look at the final result has me searching high and low for a vintage Vespa beyond repair.  A very chic grandpa turned his old Vespa into a custom rocking scooter for his very lucky grandson Diego, as seen via Greenwala.  How happy does that little boy look?!

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Tags: DIY Ideas and Tutorials · Repurposed ~ Upcycled · Vintage Nursery

10 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Eric @ MyFirstGarage // Jan 10, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    That’s very, very very cool. I think I’ll start looking for an old Vespa, too.

  • 2 paula // Jan 10, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    fantastic find. makes me smile.

  • 3 the goodie life // Jan 10, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    this is so cool! i’m a little sad for the vespa though… it’s days on the open road are completely over!

  • 4 gracieK // Jan 10, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    Love it! Will you post pictures of your nursery once you are done decorating?

  • 5 Krissy // Jan 10, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    That is so awesome!

  • 6 joseph // Jan 11, 2010 at 12:49 am

    Vespa’s are MUCH bigger then this, that was never a real scooter.

  • 7 mrslimestone // Jan 11, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    Really cool looking but I dont think that was a real vespa. Those are made for adults so would be far too large for a child.

  • 8 Grace // Jan 11, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Ah joseph and mrslimestone, good to know! This actually may make incorporating this type of rocking horse into my son’s nursery easier, as I won’t need to search for a broken Vespa!

    gracieK, I hope to share a few photos of my son’s nursery soon, although we are in the midst of house hunting, so I may wait until we make our final move and I have the room just right :)

  • 9 cindy // Jan 12, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    he wouldn’t be happy if i walked in because i would call MY TURN ;) ! it is darling and so is the cutie on it.

  • 10 Lynne // Jan 12, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    Totally brilliant, although I hope that Vespa was well and truly dead before it got chopped up!

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