Publisher's Synopsis
In the years immediately after the Second World War, Italy was in desperate need of reconstruction, economic resources were scarce and there was above all a lack of a vehicle capable of satisfying the new commercial reality. Launched in 1947, the Ape was Piaggio's versatile - and cheap - response to the country's need for a functional workhorse. Tackling the Ape phenomenon in its totality, this book presents the history and the engineering of a remarkable vehicle, taking in such aspects and styling and publicity, not to mention the great intercontinental journeys undertaken by the legendary three-wheeler.
