The Ace of Herts was one of the first dedicated

Lambretta Lambretta () is the brand name of mainly motor scooters, initially manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti. The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and whe ...

scooter clubs in greater London, running from 1958 to 1971. Based in

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

, Hertfordshire, it was formed by Arthur Francis, a scooter dealer. The club subsequently became the Watford Lambretta Club. This built upon the strength of Lambretta clubs elsewhere in the country, following on from the formation of the Lambretta Club of Great Britain in 1953, driven also by the emerging mod culture. Achievements of club members include: * M. Evans: first testing of the Li 150 model ( Li Series 2) during a 24-hour county challenge in 1960. * Hazel Holland (club secretary) on a solo 24 hour charity run. * Arthur Francis: British lambretta Rally Champion in 1964. * Roy Wilson winning the Southend International Scooter Rally Finals (out of 3000 riders). File:Ace of Herts 2.jpg, Parade before a charity Lambretta scooter endurance event, 1963 File:Lambretta 150 ld (2).JPG, Lambretta 150 LD

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