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Eagle, was in production for approximately 16 years. It resembled a motorcycle with its exposed engine and top tank. Other Cushman models, like the post-war "turtle back" Models 50 and 60, or the economy Highlander, used a step-through design common for scooters. The step-through design and ease of operation made it popular with men and women alike.
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One famous Cushman was the model 53, a military model from the World War II era. Designed to be dropped by parachute with Army Airborne troops, it became known as the Cushman Airborne. Other models were used on military bases for messenger service. The most successful model of Cushman scooter, the
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Model C, or "binder" engine, patented in 1911, came as a 4 HP single cylinder as well as 8 HP, 15 HP, and 20 HP twin cylinder models. Commonly known for driving grain binders for harvesting crops like oats, wheat, or
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Cushman Trucksters were produced from 1952 to 2002. Small and light duty, they have been used for ice cream sales, mall and stadium maintenance, and by NYPD. Cushman became a division of the
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In 1958, 15,000 Scooters were produced by Cushman. Scooter production ended in 1965, but some remaining Eagles were sold as 1966 models. After scooter production ceased, Cushman manufactured
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In 1922, and in a factory setting, the Cushmans introduced their new Husky line of horizontal-shaft, single-cylinder, four-cycle air-cooled engines.
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sold a version of these models under the Allstate brand. Cushman scooters featured an automatic centrifugal
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They also made a tracked fiber-glass bodied two stroke powered off road vehicle from 1970 to 1975.
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Some late-1950s Cushmans, designated Road King and Pacemaker, had "jet-age" body styling.
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30 Series - Model 39 (1942-1945) G551 or G672 - motor scooter, package delivery 3-wheel
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is a manufacturer of industrial, personal, and custom vehicles. It is based in
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30 Series - Model 34 (1942-1945) G679 - motor scooter, with side car, 3-wheel
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in 1936 as a means to increase the sale of Husky engines during the
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50 Series - Model 53 (1944) G683 - motor scooter, airborne 2-wheel
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and as an alternative to automobiles before and after the war.
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motor scooter, with side car, 3-wheel, model 34 (G679)
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Manufacturing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
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AutoGlide - Models 12, 14, 21, 22, 24, 29 (1940-1941)
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1903
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50 Series - Model 53A (1946-1948) Civilian Airborne
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AutoGlide - Models 1-3, R-1, 5-7, 5T-7T (1938-1939)
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Cushman began making Auto-Glide 25: 880:MillenWorks Light Utility Vehicle 785:Textron Marine & Land Systems 534:"Short Profiles of Manufacturers" 520:Nebraska State Historical Society 384:60 Series - Model 64A (1949-1956) 378:60 Series - Model 62A (1949-1956) 360:50 Series - Model 52A (1946-1948) 204:, United States, and is owned by 390:710 Highlander - Model 61 (1949) 387:60 Series - Model 69 (1949-1956) 381:60 Series - Model 64 (1949-1956) 375:60 Series - Model 62 (1949-1956) 372:50 Series - Model 59 (1946-1948) 369:50 Series - Model 54 (1946-1948) 357:50 Series - Model 52 (1946-1948) 348:30 Series - Model 32 (1942-1945) 578:. Speck Press. pp. 14–15. 478:Jacobsen models made by Cushman 414:Allstate - Jetsweep (1958-1960) 865:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle 1: 808:Bell Agusta Aerospace Company 604: 522:. 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Cushman scooter
40°49′19″N 96°41′29″W / 40.8218833°N 96.6913428°W / 40.8218833; -96.6913428

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Textron
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Augusta, Georgia
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Lincoln, Nebraska
four-stroke
pumps
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Great Depression
United States Armed Forces
World War II
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Outboard Marine Corporation
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