[Silly Little Cars] 1971 Cushman Truckster

[Nicole Chettero]

To answer Dan's ques: I'm buying it for a delivery business, so I'd
like to balance aesthetics and pragmatism; old enough to appear
classic, sound enough to be reliable.

Thanks for the advice Bob - I'll take it to thought - I suppose if
cheap enough, I'm willing to take the time/money to fix up the right
one.

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Dan Das Mann <dandasmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it all depends on why you are buying it. The coolness factor is very
> high, but I wouldn't want to count on that one. On the other hand, I bought
> a 73 a few years ago aand aftere a bit of love, we use it around the
> warehouse every day. I do love it, but it really kinda like an oversized go
> cart. I would definitely do it again...
>
> On Nov 17, 2009 2:35 PM, "Bob Gallagher" <usn at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> That's a neat old Cushman.  I have one the same vintage and I use it every
> day in the summer.  If you haven't driven a 3-on-the-tree it takes a little
> getting used to.  Not running, I would say $600 would be more reasonable,
> running well would be $1200-1500 but that is my area here in Oregon.  It
> seems like there are better deals in CA.  The engines are simple.  As long
> as it has good compression you are probably going to be able to get it
> running well.  Make sure the brakes are ok.  The curved windshield Cushman
> are a little more desirable it seems just for the cool factor.  If you are
> really ambitious and want to drop some money on it, there are kits to swap
> to a Honda or BS engine.
>
> Good luck with it.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole Chettero" <nchettero at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:04 PM
> Subject: [Silly Little Cars] 1971 Cushman Truckster
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>> So I checked out a 1971 Cushman Truckster yesterday in Oakley (see >
>> attached photo - my apolog...
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