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Motor Glide (1936-1942) and Salsbury (1942-1947) scooters. Only pre-1945 here.
X 1945 - VII 1947, Salsbury Motors, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA.
XII 1944 - X 1945, Avion, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA.
1940 - XII 1944, Salsbury Corporation, Los Angeles, California, USA.
1937 - 1940, Salsbury Corporation, Inglewood, California, USA.
1935 - 1937, The Motor Glide Company, Oakland and Los Angeles, California, USA.
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XI 1945 - prototype of 1946 model Salsbury 85, 17k poster
1939/1940 - VI 1945 Models 71, 70, 72, 74, 4-stroke 2,3hp Lauson TLC motor, 8,95 cu.in. (146,6cc), bore 21/4", stroke 21/4":
1939/1940 - late 1940 Model 71 - twist grip throttle, $159
late 1940 - 1943/1944 Model 70 - foot gas pedal, $145 (1940 Stnd), $172,50 (1940 Delx), $182 (1942 Stnd), $194,50 (1942 Delx)
late 1940 - 1943/1944 Model 72 - foot gas pedal, self shifting transmission, $169 (1940), $196,50 (1940 Delx), $217 (1942 Stnd), $229,50 (1942 Delx)
Models 70, 72 Standard, ordinary seat cushion, DeLuxe, cushion on 2 leaf springs, extra $9,50
1943/1944 - VI 1945 Model 74 - kickstarter
Images:
1942 Salsbury Super Cycle Ambulance, 12k photo
1942 Salsbury Super Cycle, 26k and 20k poster
1941 Motor Glide Ambulance, 58k photo
1940 Motor Glide, 38k and 37k photo
Motor Glide 72, 85k and 74k photo
Motor Glide 71, 210k (Rita Hayworth) and 248k photo
Motor Glide 71, 57k 1941 patent
1943 - Salsbury military model prototype, 5hp, 28k photo
1938 - 1940 Models 50, 60, 40, 51, 61, 62, 63, 64, 4-stroke engines:
1938 Model 50, 0,625hp, $125
1938 Model 60, 1hp, $135
1939 Model 40 Standard, 0,75hp, fabrikoid seat, $129,50
1939 Model 50 Standard, 1,5hp, less lights & horn, fabrikoid seat, $144,50
1939 Model 51 Standard (50 Standard with front springs), $149,50
1939 Model 60 Special, 1,5hp/3600rpm, 6,96 cu.in. (114,0cc), bore 21/4", stroke 13/4", lights & horn, leather seat, $154,50
1939 Model 61 Special (60 Special with front springs), $159,50
1939 Model 62 DeLuxe (61 Special with chrome), $179,50
1939 Model 63 Cycle Car (61 Special with 2 outrigger wheels), $189,50
1939 Model 64 Cycletow (61 Special with tow bar and safety chain), $195,00
1940 Model 61 Special (60 Special with front springs), $137,50
Images:
1939 Motor Glide 61, 26k Service Guide (fork goes through fender), 73k unrestored
1938 Motor Glide 60, 69k photo, 40k poster (fork goes outside fender)
Motor Glide 61 (left, Bonita Granville) and 60 (right, Ann Sheridan), 29k photos
1936 - 1937 Models "Motor Glide" (simply), "DeLuxe", "Aero", "Aero 30", "Cycletow CT-60", "Parsel Carrier PC-1", "Cycletow with Parsel Carrier CT-64":
These models have low headlight over front wheel.
1936 - 1937 Motor Glide, 2-stroke Evinrude motor, 0,625hp, 35mph
1936 - 1937 DeLuxe Motor Glide, 2-stroke Evinrude internal rotary intake motor, 5,11 cu.in. (83,7cc), bore 2", stroke 15/8", 0,75hp/3500rpm, 35mph, $155
1937 Motor Glide Aero, 4-stroke Johnson motor, 6,21 cu.in. (101,7cc), bore 21/8", stroke 13/4", 0,75hp/2400rpm, 30mph, $129,50
1937 Motor Glide Aero 30, 4-stroke Johnson motor, 0,75hp/2400rpm, 35mph
1937 Motor Glide Cycletow CT-60, 4-stroke Johnson motor, 1hp/?rpm, ?mph, lift sidewheels for towing after a car, $195
Images:
1937 Motor Glide Aero, 41k photo (Paulette Goddard),
17k photo, 57k photo,
48k photo,
188k 1938 patent
1937 Motor Glide 30 Aero, 81k poster, 26k color poster with small photos of CT-60 and Parcel Carrier
DeLuxe Motor Glide, 11k 1942 photo, 40k photo (XI 1936)
DeLuxe Motor Glide, 7k 1935 or 1936 photo
In late 1935 - Motor Glide prototype
Photos and data are from:
Author's archive
The Foster Salsbury Scooter Scrapbooks (The best Salsbury site in the net)
WorthPoint
eBay
eBay UK
Barrett-Jackson Auction
MECUM Auctions
Nation's Business, XII 1942
Classic Legends
Etsy
Personal Transportation News, 1937
TheWikiHow
Flickr
Zipy
World of Tanks.
Thanks for help to Jevgenii Pevzner, motorcycle historian, Moskva, Rossija.
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Last updated 29 XII 2020. Andrei Bogomolov. Contact Information.