Up on ebay at the moment is this very cute ex RAC LI150 series 1 combination. At time of writing there are eight days left on it and it is at £2050. It's had a makeover with a bored out 225cc TV175 motor. Seems like you can't restore a Lambretta without tuning it up. Mind, left with the standard 150cc lump in place it would be nigh on unusable on todays roads. At least when it is pushing out 16 or so bhp you could ride it around and about.
I presume these were originally supplied to the RAC as urban repair rigs. I had thought it would have been a sole survivor but digging around I found that Bonhams sold an LD150 RAC combo back in 2004 at Goodwood for £3910. The Bonhams one was restored in full RAC livery, I guess that added to its value somewhat. Picture of the Bonhams combo below and a nice posed period snap of RAC patrol girls.
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| Lambretta LI150 RAC sidecar combination offered on ebay. |
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| A Lambretta LD150 RAC sidecar rig sold by Bonhams in 2004. |
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| RAC Patrol girls with Lambretta combos late fifties. |
Postscript: it was bid all the way up to £8,000 but then was withdrawn with a day to go...
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