Cushman Super Silver Eagle

This is the ultimate Cushman. It's a Super Silver Eagle with the aluminum OMC engine. I have one that is a 1963, with an electric starter and a 12 volt system. Mine is unrestored, but runs great. I wonder if anybody still has that FREE Silver Eagle Medallion Key Chain?
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The Barrel Spring Eagle

These early springer Eagles look good in red. I hope she doesn't ride barefoot.

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1958 Road King

I think the guy in the suit belongs in the '58 Plymouth. Cushman added some new louvers for better cooling. I think it is really a cool looking scooter.

Get out and go-go-go

I call this the Cushman Go-Go-Go ad. Fifty miles per hour and 100 miles per gallon, the ad says.

Cushmans at bargain basement prices.

This is the model 53 Cushman Airborne scooter. The war ended and unused military vehicles of all kinds found their way into the civilian market. The only springs on this scooter were under the seat, but the big soft airplane tires gave it an acceptable ride. You can see the transmission just below the gas tank and the engine under the seat. That seat was steel covered with real leather.

Probably manufactured about 1944.

1960 Super Eagle

This Super Eagle has the cast iron Husky engine with 8 horsepower. You can see the aluminum manifold. It had a 3 inch bore and a sweet sound.

Eagle and Pacemaker

They look different, but mechanically, the engines were the same. But the Eagle had a two-speed transmission, an advantage in hilly areas.

A Cushman RoadKing and an Eagle

This 1958 ad shows the Cushman Eagle in the foreground and a Road King in the background, followed by another Eagle. Notice the gear shift on the side of both models.
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1957 Eagle

The Cushman Eagle was for serious riders. The Husky engine sat out in the open for better cooling. It had a comfortable seat with springs. Compare the front fork with the one in the next picture.

1955 Eagle

In the fifties, a new Cushman appeared on the scene. The Eagle was sold alongside Cushman step-thru scooters, but the motorcycle-look of the Eagle made them very popular. Cushman made and sold Eagles for almost 16 years.

60-series Cushman

This ad is for a model 62 Cushman. From the left side you can see that it has no clutch pedal, and no gearshift. From the right, you can't tell it from a Road King.

Look-alike ads for look-alike scooters.

At the top is an ad for the '52 Pacemaker. At the bottom, the same ad is for the '53. It's OK. They looked exactly alike. Pacemakers were called a "model 62." The two-speed version was the "model 64" and it was called a Road King.

However, the less costly Pacemaker was a tad faster.

A Cushman Truckster

Cushman has always been known as a manufacturer of commercial vehicles. They ranged from scooters with side cars to snazy golf carts. This one is a model 780 Truckster. Notice that it has barrel springs just like a 60-series two-wheeler. Trucksters were used on farms, golf courses, and in factories. They were excellent delivery vehicles. Earlier Trucksters had two wheels in the front and one in the back.

Two different Cushman Road Kings

The "Ace of Aces" Cushman is a 1953 Road King just like mine. Could it be the same scooter? Chances are that it isn't, but who knows.

The hat that guy has on is not intended for riding a scooter.

The other scooter ridden by a lady, is also a Road King, but it's a 1957.

Scooter meets

For your information, here are links to some sites where this year's scooter meets will posted.

http://www.cushmanclubofamerica.com

http://www.southeasterncushmanclub.com

Application forms for the club meets can be down loaded from these sites.

Both of these sites include tons of scooter pictures. If you are restoring a scooter and want to see what someone else has done with the same model, you need to spend some time on these sites and plan to attend a meet.

Meets are the best place to get parts. You see them before you buy and you don't have to pay postage.