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[Richard230]

I guess you have to be of a certain age to really appreciate the design of this Czechoslovakian scooter, but as someone who grew up during the age of tail-fins, I would love to have one of these scooters just to see people's strange looks as I rode past them. But since they are handmade to order, it likely is not cheap:  https://electricmotorcycles.news/ageless-and-iconic-cezeta-type-506/

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I guess you have to be of a certain age to really appreciate the design of this Czechoslovakian scooter, but as someone who grew up during the age of tail-fins, I would love to have one of these scooters just to see people's strange looks as I rode past them. But since they are handmade to order, it likely is not cheap:  https://electricmotorcycles.news/ageless-and-iconic-cezeta-type-506/

If it's strange looks you want, any of the scooters on this page would do the job (-;
However, I suspect very few of them were imported into the US except classic Vespas & Lambrettas, so electric conversion thereof would be complicated.

Interestingly, the original Vespa makes an excellent basis for e-conversion -- the engine was mounted on the swingarm, driving the rear wheel directly via transmission (so no drive chain/belt),  perfect for a hub motor; the fuel tank under the seat can be replaced by traction battery, as can the spare wheel area. This company as well as others does conversion kits, but no idea what they cost.

[Erasmo]

I guess you have to be of a certain age to really appreciate the design of this Czechoslovakian scooter, but as someone who grew up during the age of tail-fins, I would love to have one of these scooters just to see people's strange looks as I rode past them. But since they are handmade to order, it likely is not cheap:  https://electricmotorcycles.news/ageless-and-iconic-cezeta-type-506/

I saw one during the Paris night ride, they are beautiful.

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Slightly offtopic...
As a former owner of a 1986 Vespa PX150e from new (my fellow Uni students were jealous  )  I do hope that electric conversion might end up being reasonably economical for the mass-produced classical scooters (that is, conversion kits could be produced at volume prices). 
They don't need much range for (sub)urban commuting, nor do aerodynamics matter much at 80km/h or below, but they could still fill a niche that e-bicycles don't -- share the roads with cars.

My (2-stroke ICE) Vespa weighed 80kg dry IIRC, and could hit 90-95 km/h the 9HP  (under 7kW) engine. and would cruise easily at 75-80 km/h (50mph).
A 3kW electric motor would of course give better acceleration.