For scooter aficionados, the brand Čezeta will surely ring a bell. Born in the 1950s, the historic Czech brand produced small-displacement scooters similar in ethos to those of Vespa. In terms of styling, Čezetas were very distinctive, featuring a full metal body and a recognizable elongated nose. On top of all that, following a war-stricken Europe, scooters like those of Čezeta were a practical and efficient way of getting around town.
While a lot of parallels can be drawn between Vespa and Čezeta, it’s clear that one of them went on to define multiple generations of scooters, while the other would end up falling into obscurity. Čezeta didn’t really see much expansion over the course of half-a-century, with the last hurrah from the brand coming in 2018 and 2019, where Čezeta Motors s.r.o produced a limited run of an electrified version of the Type 506 scooter. Nevertheless, the wheels of the project never really left the ground, and the brand now finds itself closed.
