RM: The Al Wiseman Collection - Automobiles 2007-12-01 Auction - 134 Price Results - RM | Sotheby's in IN
816: 1914 Ford Model T Speedster860: 1953 Cadillac Coupe DeVille713: 1952 Cushman Customized Scooter
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Auburn, IN, United States
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RM: The Al Wiseman Collection - Automobiles

RM Auctions is proud to offer without reserve, the esteemed private collection of Al Wiseman on November 30th and December 1st in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The product of several decades of selected accumulation, the collection is comprised of approximately 80 motor cars, dating from the late 1800s through the mid 1990s, as well as 50 vintage scooters and motorcycles. In addition, several hundred lots of collectibles will be offered, which include barber shop items, pedal cars, vintage & neon signs, popcorn & peanut machines, gas pumps and much, much more.
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1972 Solex Scooter: SPECIFICATIONS: 1.1hp, 49cc single-cylinder engine, friction-drive to front wheel. Immediately after World War II, the Solex company of France produced inexpensive, reliable motorized bicycles for
0701: 1972 Solex ScooterEst. $1,250-$1,700
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1953 Empo Ladies Motorbike: SPECIFICATIONS: Front hub mounted, wing wheel engine. The Empo bicycle company of Holland was founded in the 1910s and enjoyed a rather successful run through 1979, when it was taken over by
0702: 1953 Empo Ladies MotorbikeEst. $1,800-$2,200
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1953 Dürkopp Bicycle with Flink Engine: Specifications: 1hp, 43cc single-cylinder engine, 30km/h top speed Beginning at the turn of the twentieth century, the German Dürkopp company produced outstanding bicycles for a number of years
0703: 1953 Dürkopp Bicycle with Flink EngineEst. $1,800-$2,200
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1953 Adler Bicycle with Nordap Engine: The Adler bicycle company was founded in the late 19th century in the German port city of Frankfurt-am-Main. Subsequent ventures into three and four-wheeled transportation were abandoned in favor of
0704: 1953 Adler Bicycle with Nordap EngineEst. $1,800-$2,200
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1954 Diamant Bicycle with Steppke Engine: Specifications: 0.8hp, 37cc single-cylinder friction roller engine, 35km/h top speed Founded in 1885, the company currently known as Diamant is Germany's oldest continually operating bicycle
0705: 1954 Diamant Bicycle with Steppke EngineEst. $1,800-$2,200
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1951 Ladies' Bicycle with Cyclemaster Engine: Specifications: 6bhp, 33cc single-cylinder engine. Cruising speed: 18mph to 30mph. The Cyclemaster was initially conceived after World War II by German engineers in conjunction with the Dutch HNG
0706: 1951 Ladies' Bicycle with Cyclemaster EngineEst. $1,800-$2,200
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1951 Raleigh Bicycle with Mini-Motor: Specifications: Single-cylinder engine, friction drive to rear wheel. Well established bicycle manufacturer Raleigh Industries first produced a rudimentary moped in the late 1950s. The moped's
0707: 1951 Raleigh Bicycle with Mini-MotorEst. $1,800-$2,200
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1934 NSU MotoSulm: Specifications: Single-cylinder NSU engine with chain drive to front wheel. Founded at the turn of the century as a knitting machine manufacturer, NSU expanded in the 1930s to become one of the
0708: 1934 NSU MotoSulmEst. $1,800-$2,400
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1915 Smith Motor Wheel: Specifications: 1hp, single-cylinder engine, rear-wheel driven directly by camshaft. The Smith Motor Wheel built by the A.O. Smith Company was in fact invented in 1910 by an Englishman named Wall.
0709: 1915 Smith Motor WheelEst. $5,000-$7,500
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2002 Whizzer Pacemaker II: Specifications: Est. 3hp, 148cc four-stroke single-cylinder engine Whizzer's history can be traced back to 1939, when Breen-Taylor Engineering introduced its Whizzer Model D bicycle motor. The
0710: 2002 Whizzer Pacemaker IIEst. $1,600-$1,800
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1997 Polini 910 Carena Pocketbike: Specifications: Est. 6.2hp, two-stroke single-cylinder engine, chain-drive to rear wheel. Since the end of World War Two, Polini S.p.A. has been involved in a variety of projects from bicycle
0711: 1997 Polini 910 Carena PocketbikeEst. $2,000-$4,000
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1951 Powell P-81: Specifications: 8hp, 23.94 cu. in. side-valve single-cylinder engine, magneto ignition, 60mph top speed. With names inspired by American aircraft, the motor scooters produced by Powell Manufacturing
0712: 1951 Powell P-81Est. $6,000-$7,500
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1952 Cushman Customized Scooter: Specifications: High-performance single-cylinder engine. Much of the excitement concerning motorbikes and scooters comes from the wide range of options for customization. From special decals and
0713: 1952 Cushman Customized ScooterEst. $4,000-$6,000
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1953 Safticycle Commando: Specifications: Single-cylinder engine With such interesting slogans as 'The safest way for work or play' and 'the aristocrat of motorcyles', the LaCrosse, Wisconsin-based Safticycle was one of the
0714: 1953 Safticycle CommandoEst. $4,000-$5,000
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1953 Paraplegic's Scooter with Simson Engine: Specifications: Single-cylinder engine by Simson. During the Cold War, Simson became one of East Germany's primary moped manufacturers. In fact, Simson-powered motorcycles competed quite
0715: 1953 Paraplegic's Scooter with Simson EngineEst. $2,500-$4,000
Cushman 3-Wheel Golfster: This is a hi-performance cart with Cushman Truckster 3-Speed Transmission 24hp Honda V-Twin. This lot is sold on a Bill of Sale Only.
0715A: Cushman 3-Wheel GolfsterEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed
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1985 Vespa PK Series: Specifications: 50cc single-cylinder engine. Founded in 1884, the Piaggio company of Northern Italy did not begin producing Vespa scooters until after World War II. Their monocoque design was
0716: 1985 Vespa PK SeriesEst. $5,000-$6,000
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1951 Whizzer Sportsman: Specifications: Single-cylinder engine, belt-drive to rear wheel. Whizzer had long been an established maker of motorized scooters when it introduced the Sportsman in 1949. At a base price of
0717: 1951 Whizzer SportsmanEst. $7,500-$9,500
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1948 Salsbury Scooter: Specifications: 320cc single-cylinder engine Salsbury scooters were among the first American motorized two-wheelers and remain relatively rare. In addition to producing the first automatic scooter
0718: 1948 Salsbury ScooterEst. $4,000-$5,000
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1961 Cushman Eagle: Specifications: 5hp, side-valve single-cylinder engine Cushman began producing motor scooters in the mid-1930s and would supply the American military during the Second World War. Its most lasting
0719: 1961 Cushman EagleEst. $4,000-$5,000
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1961 Mustang Bronco: Specifications: Est. 5hp, single-cylinder engine. In creating the Mustang Scooter in 1945, John Gladden of California intended to bridge the gap between scooters and full-size motorcycles. His
0720: 1961 Mustang BroncoEst. $7,000-$9,000
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1952 Whizzer Ambassador: Specifications: 3hp, 600S single-cylinder engine with kick-starter Although similar in basic design to the Sportsman, the Ambassador, which was introduced in 1951, was Whizzer's top model and
0721: 1952 Whizzer AmbassadorEst. $5,000-$8,000
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1958 Cushman Silver Eagle: Specifications: Est. 8hp, aluminum, overhead valve, single-cylinder engine. While the Cushman Eagle was the most successful scooter of the 1950s, it was improved in 1955 with a telescopic fork and
0722: 1958 Cushman Silver EagleEst. $5,000-$6,000
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1953 Simplex 125: Specifications: 125cc single-cylinder engine Prior to 1951, the lightweight motorcycles produced by Simplex Manufacturing of New Orleans were named Servi-Cycles. By 1952, they were simply renamed
0723: 1953 Simplex 125Est. $6,000-$8,000