Definition of "Vespa"

Her 40-year-old Vespa was waiting in the yard under a custom-made cover.

2004, Henning Mankell, translated by Ebba Segerberg, Before The Frost, page 76

In 1967, members of the traffic unit provide a funeral escort riding Vespa police model motor scooters. The Vespa scooter had the ability to cruise at speeds from 2 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour.

2009, David J. Degou, Cambridge Police Department, unnumbered page

He grabbed the handlebars of the smallest Vespa near the end of the row and pulled the machine free of its slot.

2011, Terry A. Burgess, Smell the Devil's Breath, Uncommon Senses, Number 4, page 85