He got the parts he wanted and took them back to Rotorua. Next he received a call from the owner of the shop: “If you're prepared to pay that much, you can have the lot”. So he bought the lot – hired a truck, took his daughter and son with him, and
brought everything back to Rotorua to his workshop.
Graeme Sherburd can be seen in the photo above dressed as a clown, part of the Otago
Vespa Club contingent to the 1964 Auckland Easter Show.
Scoot NZ #34
The vespa agency at that time was W. Whites of New Plymouth. John had started importing Bajaj scooters, and also vespas from India, which sold quite well. The prices were lower than
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