LASS AND MACHINE

Name: Elly Phelan Job: High school student. Scooter club & town: No club, home town Bridlington. How and when did you first become interested in scooters: My dad and his mates and the music, mainly northern soul. What was your first scooter: Vespa T5 Mk1. What is your favourite style of custom scooter: Too many to choose from. First rally or event: Bridlington 2007. Favourite event: Cheeky Northern Monkeys. (‘Stubby’ and Trev and the lads put on a fantastic weekend!) What do you like about events: The Oldfield Arms. Always a great night before the Bradford Parts Fair with Paula and John. What’s your favourite Scootering magazine feature: f ‘Show Us Your Scoots’. Your Y favourite custom/featured scooter of all time: My M dad’s ‘Forever Young.’ If I you had to recommend one scooter part or item of o riding kit what would it be: My dad says; a good g helmet and gloves.

Name N of scooter & reason: ‘Little Bit’. Scooter S model: Vespa T5 Mk1. Date D purchased & cost: My dad tried to buy the scooter s several times as it passed through so many m owners in such a short time. It was in a poor p state when we got it. Time T to build & by who: About a year by Bertie Carr C and Sons. Any A specialised parts or frame mods: Driver screen. s Painted the same as the scooter by b Dave Dickinson and is yet to be fitted. Mickek M Mk1 exhaust. Top T speed & cruising speed: 65-70mph no n problem. Is I the scooter reliable: Yes, very. Paintwork P & murals done by: Bertie Carr originally and we had the sidepanels redone by Dave Dickinson. Overall cost: Lots of rumours about the cost of the build. A small fortune. Is there anything still to add to the scoot: Driver screen, new seat and a flip-over back rest. Is there anyone you wish to thank: Bertie Carr for a quality build. DDK. Dave Dickinson for matching the paint for the sidepanels and driver screen. A big thank you to my dad for taking me to all the parts fairs and scooter rallies through the years and many more to come.