Who We Are - Lambretta Club Canada
Mission & Heritage
Mission & Heritage
Mission & Heritage
We exist to preserve, celebrate, and share Lambretta’s place in Canadian and Italian heritage — not just as machines, but as cultural artifacts that shaped communities, design, and identity across vast landscapes.
Canada’s geography has always demanded endurance, curiosity, and courage. As early as 1959, Canadian riders proved Innocenti’s
We exist to preserve, celebrate, and share Lambretta’s place in Canadian and Italian heritage — not just as machines, but as cultural artifacts that shaped communities, design, and identity across vast landscapes.
Canada’s geography has always demanded endurance, curiosity, and courage. As early as 1959, Canadian riders proved Innocenti’s promise that Lambretta was built for adventure, carrying these scooters across long roads, long winters, and long horizons. Their journeys — including the remarkable 20,000‑mile ride from Montreal’s Little Italy to Brazil in honour of Expo 67 — began at Bentley’s Cycles & Sports, the only officially documented Lambretta dealer in Canadian history, confirmed through original Italian distribution records. This verified lineage forms an essential part of our national story.
But much of this heritage has quietly disappeared. Many Canadian Lambrettas have been parted out, exported, or lost over time. Every surviving machine, artifact, and story now carries even greater importance.
We restore machines, preserve artifacts, document Canadian Lambretta history, and create national events that bring this heritage to life. From exhibitions to rallies, we build community through storytelling, craftsmanship, and shared passion.
We are building a national community recognized for its stewardship of Lambretta heritage — a place where Canadian stories, Italian design, and living history come together. Our vision is to preserve this legacy for future generations and to represent Canada proudly on the international stage.
Our Values:
• Heritage over hype
• Community over ego
• Craftsmanship over shortcuts
• Transparency over drama
• Storytelling over noise
• National pride over nostalgia
Bylaws
Mission & Heritage
Mission & Heritage
Just as Innocenti pushed innovation with Torre and Bertone and shaped the Lambretta image through bold collaboration, we carry the same spirit forward in everything we build together.
Our Bylaws ensure that the club remains open, welcoming, and non-exclusive. Ownership, restoration, and the use of the Lambretta name remain entirely in the
Just as Innocenti pushed innovation with Torre and Bertone and shaped the Lambretta image through bold collaboration, we carry the same spirit forward in everything we build together.
Our Bylaws ensure that the club remains open, welcoming, and non-exclusive. Ownership, restoration, and the use of the Lambretta name remain entirely in the hands of individual Canadians.
Membership Bylaw Caveat — Events, Privileges & Philosophy
The Lambretta Club of Canada is a public‑facing national organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating Lambretta heritage across the country. While we welcome the broader community to share in our culture and events, the club maintains a clear membership structure and Lambretta‑specific privileges that support our heritage mandate.
Membership Categories
1. Paid Membership (Full Member -Lifetime Assigned Numerical Badge Number)
• Requires Lambretta ownership
• Holds voting rights and may serve in leadership roles
• Receives full access to owner‑exclusive benefits, providence of your Lambretta, placement in the front at Lambretta Club of Canada hosted rallies, introduction as a valued contribution to our organization, mentioned during media focused events, invited to be interviewed or host a presentation and first line access to information related to our heritage activities
• Eligible for Lambretta‑specific privileges at public events
• Annual dues support national heritage work and are prorated for members joining mid‑year
2. Associate Membership (Non‑Voting & No residency restriction meaning you do not need to be a resident of Canada to be a Associate Member)
• Open to supporters and enthusiasts without Lambretta ownership
• Non‑voting, in accordance with standard not‑for‑profit governance
• May attend general community events, may be invited as a guest speaker and welcomed to attend public‑facing activities. May be called upon to provide advice guidance and support for Lambretta focused benefit to the organization and acknowledged for their contributions to the guidance of the organization.
• Annual dues and/or donations are also prorated based on joining date
Public‑Facing Events & Lambretta Privileges
As a Lambretta heritage organization, all public‑facing events include elements that honour and preserve Lambretta history and the people who support our heritage efforts.
These may include:
• Lambretta‑premium front and center parking so your Lambretta gets full media exposure and roped off areas to park your Lambretta to ensure public keep a distance. We create information placards that describe your Lambretta, its providence etc.
• First rights to purchase limited‑run merchandise, registration spots, or heritage items, priority to speaker series, coffee talk, contributions to restoration educational activities, first rights to consult, steer and guide the organization to the benefit of preservation of Lambretta heritage in Canada.
• Exclusive swag bags or commemorative pieces reserved for Lambretta owners who possess a full paid membership.
These privileges ensure that Lambretta heritage remains central while still welcoming the wider community.
Philosophy: Two Wheels, One Love
The Lambretta Club of Canada embraces the spirit of “two wheels, one love.”
We welcome all riders and enthusiasts to participate in the joy, culture, and community of our events. If you chose to ride under the banner of the National Club we welcome you because you are a part of Canadas national scooter story.
However, as a heritage organization, Lambretta rallies and programming will always lead with Lambretta as the public facing message and visuals for the preservation and heritage of Lambretta in Canada.
Participation by non‑Lambretta riders is welcomed where appropriate with support for all Italian brands of scooters part of our mandate because of the shared heritage and historical significance of Italian made scooters.
We respect the individuality and unique character of the many Canadian Lambretta clubs that emerged from the early generations of riders dating back as early as 1950’s.We will always put the respect for the preservation of Lambretta heritage in Canada at the forefront of all our decisions.
The bylaws are the governing framework of the Lambretta Club of Canada. They define how the organization operates, how decisions are made, and how leadership is structured. They exist to protect the club’s legitimacy, ensure fairness, and maintain continuity as the club grows.