Cushman Military Airborne

My friend,, Rusty, who lives in Missouri, sent me these pictures of two Cushman Military Airborne scooters that he recently restored. These are historic vehicles originally built in Lincoln, Nebraska during World War II. They were built to be dropped by parachute. Some of these were sold as war surplus after the war ended and were so popular, the Cushman folks designed and sold a civilian model. The military version is a model 53 and the civilian version is model 53A. Those post war models were built 1946 to 1948.

Rusty says both of his model 53 scooters are for sale.

Sometimes I forget that Cushmans are not the only motor scooters. Vespas, like these, have been made for more than 60 years and are sold all over the world. I don't know if it's true, but I have heard that more than half of the motor scooters on Earth are Vespas. I don't know about other planets.

Motor Scooter Tool Kit

This is my Cushman repair kit. It works on other brands of scooters, and can even be handy around the house.