Very First Reverse Trike

[safecracker]

Wife and I visited Owls Head Transportation Museum today and this is one of many unique vehicles they had on display. Enjoy. Bruce

 

[Chupaca]

Love it..!!

a three seater...we're not there yet. Love the hand crank on the floor. Does the passenger crank..?? Thanks for the photos...:2thumbs::clap:

 

[PW2013STL]

Looks like no brakes, and you would need a strong right arm for steering. 24 mph doesn't sound fast, but I with no brakes :yikes:

 

[sddinnh]

Neat find. It's always interesting to see where we were in the past.

 

[redflasher]

I rode one of these at age 10 when we lived at Barbers Point-Oahu_Hawaii in 1952. They were used for parts shuttle at the Navy Base. I would go to my Dad's hangar after school and ride home with him.

 

[Bob Denman]

...And look how far we've come! :2thumbs:
Thanks for the pictures and information! :clap:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

I rode one of these at age 10 when we lived at Barbers Point-Oahu_Hawaii in 1952. They were used for parts shuttle at the Navy Base.View attachment 89681 I would go to my Dad's hangar after school and ride home with him.

wow! Look at all that storage! How did it handle on the interstate there in Hawaii?

 

[redflasher]

wow! Look at all that storage! How did it handle on the interstate there in Hawaii?

My Dad was leading chief of his squadron (Fasron 117) so I used to ride/drive the scooter around the hangar and outside on the concrete pad. In 1952, there was no interstate in Hawaii. It was a US territory then and statehood was still in the future. Most of the roads were 2 lane and poorly maintained except on the base where they were in great shape. We lived in a rented Quonset hut on Makaha beach on the north side of the island for 6 months while waiting for government housing at BArber's Point NAS.

 

[missouriboy]

I rode one of these at age 10 when we lived at Barbers Point-Oahu_Hawaii in 1952. They were used for parts shuttle at the Navy Base.View attachment 89681 I would go to my Dad's hangar after school and ride home with him.

Friend-a-mine had one of these Cushman scooters in the mid-fifties. It was red with a natural wood colored box. I remember riding in the box while he drove.

Great picture!