It's a shame but there are times when, for some reason or another, the better idea doesn't always pan out. There may be something to the old adage "The more things change the more they stay the same".
Wouldn't it be great to have a "Salsbury" in the garage eh? They sure don't make 'em like they used to.
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:24 am
by Mel46
That is a really strange looking scooter! There is no front! Still, it looks like the ancient beginnings of a Vespa.
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:38 am
by PCX150Rider
The company, located in California, was involved with patents on the early CVT type transmission. It went through several takeovers, Northrup Aircraft being one of them, before it folded.
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:22 am
by E. Foster Salsbury
Why are my ears burning?
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:06 am
by you you
E. Foster Salsbury wrote:Why are my ears burning?
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:07 am
by PCX150Rider
Why are my ears burning?
A distant relative so to speak? You would be proud.
Here's the story about Austin Elmore's Motor Glide . . . former employee at Mr. Salsbury's plumbing shop, or perhaps you already knew that.
The machines back then had character. Mr. Salsbury had high hopes of marketing them in a big way.
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:20 am
by GeorgeSK
It even has a cup holder -- WAY ahead of its time!
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 12:45 pm
by E. Foster Salsbury
...."In 1938, Salsbury introduced a more powerful scooter with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). This was the first use of a CVT on a scooter. It was such a success that Salsbury attempted to license the design to several European manufacturers including Piaggio."
Re: Ahead of it's Time Perhaps?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 3:27 pm
by PCX150Rider
It even has a cup holder -- WAY ahead of its time!
Well. . .maybe that guy could use it for a cup holder. . .but it was actually the speedometer mounting location.
