I bought my 1968 Lambretta SX150 from my mate Steve on 25 June 2012.

It's an original Italian model (the scooter, not Steve) with matching engine and frame numbers to prove it.

As far as I know it was bought new here in Cyprus.

That makes it 45 years old.

I was 16 and just leaving York Tech College and starting as an apprentice welder about the time it was new.