Title:
Coralie Lindsell - Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club
Level: Category
Sound Archive
Level: Fonds
CHELMSFORD AND ESSEX MUSEUM
Level: Sub-Fonds
Oral history recordings
Level: Series
Popular culture
Scope and Content:
Interview recorded by Dot Bedenham with Coralie Lindsell (b.1924) about the Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club.
[1] Early life in Chelmsford; cycling; 'cycle-master' powered bicycle.
[2] Mother rode a motorcycle in the First World War; reasons for choosing a Vespa; first experiences with her Vespa; feeling of riding; difficulty of riding on slippery roads and cobbles.
[3] Joining Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club; trips out; meeting place.
[4] Friendly rivalry with Lambretta Club; club logo depicting a swan; nationwide scooter rallies; marriages within the club.
[5] No crash helmets in early days; rally held in Chelmsford; method of keeping the group together on journeys; club reunion.
[6] Involvement in Chelmsford carnival; excursion (on Vespas) to Europe.
[7] Meeting with Vespa club in Germany; description of her two Vespas; clothing.
[8] Accident on the Europe trip; cost of the trip; war damage in Europe still visible in the late 1950s.
[9] Welcomed in Germany (except in Munich); unusual for Vespa clubs to travel abroad; kept a diary of the trip; Vespa gave a sense of freedom; first car - Ford Anglia.
[10] Most people in the club moved from scooters to cars; carrying unusual luggage on scooter; long-term friendships forged in Vespa Club; Boreham racing circuit and airfield.
[11] Motorcycle races at Boreham; story of family building house on land which was formerly a gun emplacement.
[12] Looking at photos - giving names of people and places.
[13] Looking at photos - giving names of people and places.
[14] Looking at photos - giving names of people and places.

Dates of Creation:
[2007]
Extent:
68 minutes
Creator Name:
Chelmsford Museum (Dot Bedenham)
Copyright:
Copyright: Chelmsford Museum
Physical Characteristics:
CD-R [copied from C90 cassette on low speed - no Dolby]
Originals Location:
Chelmsford Museum
Related Unit of Description:
A transcript of this recording is catalogued as SA 15/1/4/10/3.

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Motor cycling Coralie Lindsell - Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club, 2007
Subjects Motor scooters Coralie Lindsell - Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club, 2007
Personal Names Coralie
Lindsell 		Coralie Lindsell - Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club, 2007
Document Types Sound recording Coralie Lindsell - Chelmsford Vespa Scooter Club, 2007