Sure it’s recorded off-screen but if you’re a fan of Mod and scooter culture, it’s easy to forgive picture quality to get an opportunity to digest a nice overview of the late Seventies, early Eighties mod revival in the UK.

THE definitive scooter movie Quadrophenia could soon be up against some stiff competition in the form of the upcoming remake of Graham Greene’s “Brighton Rock.”

You’ve heard of Mods and Rockers. How about Mods and, er… Bagels? Brooklyn’s Cafe Meccanica and Vaudeville Park host a scooter themed brunch this Sunday.

So, I have decided to get a scooter. That part was easy. Now comes the tough part. A search for the perfect scooter, one that fits my needs, and ultimately, my personality.

Phil Daniels, the actor behind Quadrophenia’s Jimmy the Mod, has released his autobiography giving fans a unique behind-the-scenes account of the filming of scootering’s most famous movie.

Upcoming British scooter restoration show “Scooter Revival UK” is set to air in 2010. For now all we have is the teaser video to whet our appetites. And whet they most certainly are.

Telegraph journalist Adrian Bridge takes a step down memory lane, taking his modern-day Vespa on the London to Brighton run made famous by the 1979 scooter culture movie, Quadrophenia on its 30th anniversary.

The 1967 Lambretta Li150 series 3 ridden by Jimmy the Mod (AKA actor Phil Daniels) has just been sold for the princely sum of 36,000 pounds sterling at UK auction house Bonhams.