Sep 1, 2017
Model-airplane motor drives scooter
Up to 230 miles on a gallon of gasoline is the economical fuel-consumption rate of a curious motorized scooter constructed by E. Roberts, of Philadela, Pa. Converted from a toy motor cycle, the midget vehicle is driven by a one-fifth-horsepower model-airplane engine, acting on the front rubber-tired wheel through a spring-supported friction roller. Fifteen miles an hour is top speed on level ground. Who in their right mind would go 230 miles on that silly contraption, particularly at the a lousy speed of 15 miles an hour speed. Found on modernmechanix.com