Steve B Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I am a bit stuck on this one and are not sure where to start looking...any ideas ? .. I know it's not a servi-car as my mate had one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I know this isn't helpful, but it looks like the Army's version of a golf cart (is that what a servi-car is?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Never seen anything like this before but have you tried Googling that serial number at the back? - something I can't see myself but you will at 100%. Might not be relevant, of course. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Cushman scooter wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 First prize to wim....and that was quick , I kept coming back to the servi-car which my mate had and was made by harley davidson and couldn't think of anything else.. So thanks wim, Jill & Richard and green pointy things all round.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Wim nailed it. I saw a few at Tan Son Nhat airport in Saigon, but they date back to WW2. Take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushman_(company) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Wim nailed it. I saw a few at Tan Son Nhat airport in Saigon, but they date back to WW2. Take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushman_(company) Thanks Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 All thanks to Google Images! It may have helped that I actually know what a Servi-Car is: not a golf car. Nor is this scooter some sort of backwards HD ;-) (Mine was not a HD, but half of this: I didn't have the sidecar.) wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Knight Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 It's a CUSHMAN MODEL 39 DELIVERY SCOOTER you will all the info here. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6921 Hope this helps Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Having never seen one of these things in use, and being totally NOT handy, I have no good guess what they do with these carts. Like photographers, the military usually lugs too much equipment. Can't you just see a WW2 airborne unit parachuting these things down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I wonder if this link works better? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Gov_Cushman_scooter_01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 All thanks to Google Images! It may have helped that I actually know what a Servi-Car is: not a golf car. Nor is this scooter some sort of backwards HD ;-) (Mine was not a HD, but half of this: I didn't have the sidecar.) wim Would that have been a M20 BSA ??. my ride is a bit more modern.. HD heritage softail 95 ci, but my mate still rides a 1941 HD wl 750 0n a regular basis .. and I have my1975 yamaha xl 650 hardtail chopper complete with sprung seat and 21" apehangers sitting in my workshop..( must get it back on the road and ride it...before I can't ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 The Airborne looks different, but you're right that the Cushman was the heaviest and clumsiest of them all. The British one (name escapes me at this moment) and the Italians are works of art. This one is a Package-Kar from the 40-ies. Model #39. -My paratroopers are not motorized, nor have they ever been parachuted ;-) wim edit: Steve, that's correct. Still miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks like De Havilland Beavers in the background. Am I right? May I ask where the photo was taken? Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 .. May I ask where the photo was taken? Don't tell him, Pike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 .. May I ask where the photo was taken? Don't tell him, Pike! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 It's a CUSHMAN MODEL 39 DELIVERY SCOOTER you will all the info here. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6921 Hope this helps Mal Thanks Mal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 I am not sure what the plane in the background is until I have looked through my images with the name boards... but the image was taken at Goodwood Aerodrome, westhampnett.. Looks like De Havilland Beavers in the background. Am I right? May I ask where the photo was taken?CheersJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Doh already told him....... stupid boy Pike. .. May I ask where the photo was taken? Don't tell him, Pike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks a bit like a "Stop-me-and-buy-one". Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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