Sunday, June 21, 2009

Shrine on..

Dean Cooper, Lincoln Sesostris Shrine, Temple Motor Corps, 1960s.

In its nearly thirty-year scooter production run, Cushman produced several hundred thousand of the small, two-wheel Eagles, including the All-State Highlander model for Sears Roebuck & Company. In their heyday, scooters accounted for 80 percent of Cushman's production.

The zippy little vehicles were also made for Shriners' groups, who became famous for riding them in parades. By the mid-1950s, an embellished version of the Cushman Eagle had become the standard for many Shrine Temple Cushman Motor Corps throughout the United States and Canada.

Via: Nebraska History

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