Ape Calessino

By Rob

Editor-in-Chief

If you’ve ever been to Italy you’ve seen these hilarious Piaggo Apes running around the place. Doesn’t seem like they’ve changed much in the last fifty years. But hey, with the crazy gas prices we have now, maybe they should consider bringing them over here. And check out this cool limited edition Ape Calessino, which seats four in style. According to Piaggo, "the Calessino ideal for a leisurely drive, perhaps with a picnic hamper in the back." Sounds fun. You can see the full Ape line at PiaggoApe.co.uk. And they’ve even created a special mini site for the Calessino.

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Posted at 10:31 pm in Ape, Calessino, Italy, Piaggo, Rob Einaudi

Comments

Ted
Jan 5, 2008 at 4:32 am

It was a joke, of course. It bears a resemblance to 3-wheeled golf carts.
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Since it’s Italian-made I’m sure it’s a quality build, and it stands to reason that efficiency and clean-burning vehicles are important there.
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Italy is one of my favorite places on Earth. If I went, I’d have to see Herculaneum, Pompeii, Rome, Naples, Pisa, Venice, etc.

xstarfallx
Jan 4, 2008 at 7:47 am

it was me in the previous post!

Anonymous
Jan 4, 2008 at 7:45 am

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Ted
Jan 4, 2008 at 3:44 am

I guess they play a lot of golf in Italy.