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The Vespa scooter might be the purest combination of form and function that ever rolled off an assembly line. Its distinctive shape and classic pastel paint colors started attracting loyal fans ever since Italy’s Piaggio & C. SpA first introduced the scooter nearly seven decades ago. Need more convincing? Well, a silver 1955 Vespa GS 150 is parked in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. And a CNN survey ranked the Vespa among the 12 best designs....