[Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushmans- idea
Dan Das Mann
dandasmann at gmail.com
Wed Nov 18 12:50:46 PST 2009
its the $1000 for batteries for each one that gets me. Anna, do you want to
sell you cushman project car?
- dan das mann
www.headlesspoint.com
www.dandasmann.com
www.thebigartexperience.com
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Anna Bradley
<craftylittlehands at yahoo.com>wrote:
> Hey Dasman,
>
> Why don't you buy those 3 $400. electric cushmans and have a go-cart style
> race event at Am.Steel. You could have several heats at $20 bucks a
> contestant with a winning purse at the end of the event. Your just the right
> person to pull off a crazy idea like this.
> Oh, I also love the fact that I am the poster child of what NOT to buy in a
> cushman. Yup, my lil Asscrack is still needing some little copper part for
> the ignition to start. It's now taking up space in my garage and is just
> another project for me to restore. Where was my intervention? Oh yah, I
> ignored Raz's well intended advice.
>
> -Anna Bradley
>
>
>
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> 1. super cheap Cushman electrics (Alec Bennett)
> 2. Re: super cheap Cushman electrics (Mike Aisenfeld)
> 3. Re: Xebra (Mike Aisenfeld)
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> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:12 -0800
> From: Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
> To: sillylittlecars at sillylittlecars.com
> Subject: [Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushman electrics
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> Wow those Cushman electrics at the auction place in Redwood City just went
> down to $400....
>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/1471690028.html
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> From: Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com>
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> Wry, are you going down there? Might be fun for jettin around the hood.
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> From: Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
> To: sillylittlecars at sillylittlecars.com
> Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 10:29:12 AM
> Subject: [Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushman electrics
>
> Wow those Cushman electrics at the auction place in Redwood City just went
> down to $400....
>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/1471690028.html
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> From: Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Xebra
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> There's a dealer in Headlsburg too. I've only seen them there and haven't
> seen any on the road, which has always made me suspect.
>
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> From: Bob Gallagher <usn at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 8:47:22 AM
> Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Xebra
>
>
> One of the most successful dealers for these Xebra
> things is local to me in Salem, Oregon. You can see his website here with
> a bunch of pictures:
> http://www.electricwheelsinc.com/zap_pickup.shtml
>
> There are quite a number of these Xebra trikes
> around here, a guy just a few blocks from me owns one. I think the dealer
> has sold about 60 of them. The Xebra is no Cushman. I have looked
> them over pretty close and they are not built near as well as a Cushman.
> The frame is much less substantial and the body is thin. They are typical
> chinese quality.
>
> They do look pretty cool and I have seen at least
> one on the road here that is about 5 years old and still going
> strong.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> >From: C y b e r
> > sAM
> >To: Silly Little Email
> > List
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:09
> > PM
> >Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] 1971
> > Cushman Truckster
> >
> >brand new 3 wheeled electric pick up trucks - plugs in to
> > 110V
> >$8900 with a costco card i am told
> >http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/xebra-truck
> >2
> > seats
> >damn near perfect
> >
> >
> >Rahsaan wrote:
> >
> >Much agreed. You dont want to be like Alec and have a
> >> Cushman just sitting around for people to take parts off.
> Thanks for
> >> the belt Alec(Hahaha). I think it will be hard to find a
> Cushman in
> >> the Bay Area for 1500.Though they pop up now and again. Check
> out City
> >> Auction In Redwood City. Glad you passed on that one
> >> Nic.
> >>
> >>RAz
> >>
> >>--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com> >>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>From:
> >>> Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
> >>>Subject:
> >>> Re: [Silly Little Cars] 1971 Cushman Truckster
> >>>To: "Silly Little
> >>> Email List" <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
> >>>Date:
> >>> Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:58 PM
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Sorry I should have clarified my reasons for
> >>> pronouncing doomness. Knowing Nicole, she wants something
> that will
> >>> start every day, not something she'll have to pay attention
> to. She
> >>> wants something for her job. And like you I think that price
> is
> >>> completely crazy for something that isn't running.
> >>>
> >>>I say much
> >>> better to spend $1500 for a running modern Cushman. The
> coolness
> >>> factor is still pretty high on those even though Razz drives
> them.
> >>> For a work vehicle, put a styling paint job on and you're
> >>> done.
> >>>
> >>>But of course this is only my $.02.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>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>
> >>>>>To: "Silly
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> >>>>>Sent:
> >>>>> Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:04 PM
> >>>>>Subject: [Silly Little
> >>>>> Cars] 1971 Cushman Truckster
> >>>>>> So I checked out a 1971 Cushman
> >>>>> Truckster yesterday in Oakley (see > attached photo -
> my
> >>>>>
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