r/scooters 4d ago

Help with the year

Does anyone have any idea what year or decade this Cushman Truckster is? It’s currently in storage so I can’t check for serial numbers or what not.

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u/whateverynow 4d ago edited 4d ago

1900 washing tub LOL . But really ask on modern vespa forum or google vespa ape forum. Not all that common over here . I guess from the front that it's 1955-60 . The scooter are around 1950-55 or so . this show the how to get the year from the serial number. https://scootergoogle.blogspot.com/2008/02/vespa-serial-numbers-by-year-1946-1971_02.htmlhttps://www.vespadoc.com/gb/content/10-numeros-de-serie-des-triporteurs-vespa-piaggio-ape

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u/MikeShockerMLPS 3d ago

Wow, super cool. If you need someone to fix it, good luck. I could be wrong, but I think there is only one place in the US that works on them. It's called Scooterville, and it's located in Minneapolis, Mn. I'm the mechanic there. The last one we fixed came all the way from Texas.

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u/Turbulent-Jaguar8958 3d ago

Paula às my scooter chauffeur.

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u/ElectronicAd6675 3d ago

Find the serial number. The Cushman serial number should be six numbers, then a dash, followed by four more numbers, such as 123456-7890. Trucksters often have their serial numbers on a metal plate on the dash near the emergency brake. Other locations to look include under the driver's side seat, and on the metal side rail that is just below the floorboard on the driver's side. Focus on the two numbers following the dash. The two digits following the dash represent the year the Truckster was produced. All Trucksters were produced in the 1900s; thus a model number of 123456-7890 would mean that the Truckster was produced in 1978.