Few brands capture the spirit of Italian cool and flamboyance quite like Ferrari and Vespa. The first Ferrari-badged car arrived just months after the maiden 98-cc Vespa scooter entered production in the summer of 1946. From then to the present day, both marques have evolved to dominate their respective markets—Ferrari carving a niche for performance and power, Vespa for economical everyday transport with a characterful Italian twist.

Collaboration between the two titans has been rare, making it all the more celebrated. In 2001, Piaggio unveiled the Vespa Ferrari ET4 150 to mark the Scuderia’s success in the preceding Formula 1 season. The scooter featured the names of Luca di Montezemolo, Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, plus Rubens Barrichello. It was finished in classic Ferrari red and the seat upholstered in the same leather used for Maranello’s finest road cars. The ET4 was spotted being ridden by Ferrari drivers in F1 paddocks around the world.

Piaggio discontinued the Vespa ET4 and replaced it in 2005 with the LX, its Roman numeral name marking the impending 60th anniversary of the company’s first scooter. Available with capacities ranging from 50- to 150-cc, the LX brought stylistic updates yet early models deployed a similar air-cooled, carburettor-fed engine as found in the earlier model, paired with an automatic “twist and go” transmission.

Company bosses at Piaggio’s Potendera headquarters could not resist another tie-in. The Vespa LX 125 ‘Ferrari Edition’ broke cover in 2006, revealed with limited fanfare owing to its extreme exclusivity. It is believed that only seven examples were made and offered to selected customers only. Like the earlier ET4, the LX 125 ‘Ferrari Edition’ was finished in the same classic shade of red. In the case of the newer bike, the seat was made by Schedoni with material used in Scuderia Ferrari team cars from 1983 to 2004. A “Cavallino Rampante” badge was prominently applied to the front of the leg shield.

The example offered here is documented with a certificate from a Piaggio dealer. The Vespa has been scarcely used, with its odometer showing only 542 kilometres at the time of cataloguing, it having remained with the first owner until July 2025.

The result of an exclusive tie-in between two of Italy’s most famous motoring brands, this rare ‘Ferrari Edition’ bike would be a worthy addition to any collection of scooters or supercars.