Cushman Goes to War

This Cushman Autoglide is a civilian model drafted into the Army in World War II. While Cushman made strictly military scooters, many ordinary motor scooters were used during the war. They were well suited to messenger service, and with side cars, were used to transport pilots to their airplanes.

Cushman Autoglide

Cushman began using this body style in 1940 with the Model 12, but this one is likely a model 32. The 30-series Autoglides using this body were produced from 1942 until 1945.

The scooters in the background are Eagles.

Autoglide

In the 1930's Cushman called their scooters Autoglides. That name was used up until about 1945, but those later Autoglides didn't look much like this one. This is about 1938.