Just got a new "ride" and I'm pretty excited about it. It's a 1959 Cushman Highlander motorscooter, like the ones I had when I was growing up. My son, the "car guy" will help restore it over the winter. We're planning to completely disassemble it, powder coat the frame, install an 8 hp rebuilt engine (this one came with a big 5hp), a front disk brake, a speedometer (none on the original. Also no battery, turn signals, front brake),
new clutch, paint and so on. We'll take it to car shows when Ben shows one of his restored cars and use it when he has a DJ job using our old 56 Airstream. We'll have it ready the first of March. I bet lots of you folks have never even seen one. We got it started yesterday, and putted through a cloud of smoke for a few hundred yards.

Ah, the memories...


"Scooterman" Russ