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Roberto gained a diploma of
Industrial Chief Technician specialising in Mechanics and Technical
Drawing (Perito Meccanico Capotecnico) at the Technical Industrial
Institute in Florence (Italy)
He was subsequently employed as workshop manager for a large Piaggio dealership in Florence (Italy) from 1970 to 1975. During this period he gained a considerable experience on Vespa Scooters, Piaggio three wheel carry vehicles (Ape) and Gilera Motorcycles. He also attended numerous refresher courses at the Piaggio factory in Pontedera near Pisa. |
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Roberto migrated to Australia
in 1978 and, for a period of 26 years, he worked as Paramedic with the
Melbourne Ambulance Service. Despite this change of career, over
the years, he
maintained a keen interest in all Piaggio products and he owned several
Vespa scooters.
In 2005, approaching retirement from the Ambulance Service, he opened a small workshop at home where he could satisfy his still burning passion for Vespa scooters. Initially focusing on his own vehicles, he was soon approached by other Vespa enthusiasts to look after their scooters as well. The Vespa Wizard is a small home based business, operating by appointment only, dedicated to the restoration repair and service of Vespas, primarily '60 and '70s vehicles.
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