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1950 Whizzer Sportsman
"Low, Long, Lively"
Specifications:
-"300S"
model Whizzer motor
-4-cycle
-3 horsepower
-Built-in generator
-Heavy-duty frame
-Reinforced welds
-Heavy gauge tubing
-Welded motor mounts
-Welded spring fork stop
-Big, 5-inch expander rear brake
-Internal
braking shoes
-Dual coil telescope spring fork
-Quick kick starter
-E-Z-Glide clutch
-Hi-low beam headlight
-Large motorcycle type adjustable 3-point mounted saddle
-Deep-tone bright chrome echo tube
-Welded steel tubular
chrome rear carrier -Options added: Whizzer Speedometer and Whizzer 5
Inch Front Brake.
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For Sale - Whizzer Sportsman – Star of the Lightweights paperback book is back in print due to popular demand.
This updated book is based on two years of exhaustive research of original Whizzer factory resource material and numerous
interviews with Don White, who served as production manager for the Whizzer Motor Company in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
The book traces the origins and history of the Whizzer Sportsman Motorcycle, which was manufactured in Pontiac, Michigan beginning
in 1949. The book includes 24 photos, 19 of which are in color. Price: $30.00 (US funds only) plus $5.00 ($10.00 overseas)
handling and shipping. To order send money order or certified check to: Robert J. Lee, P.O. Box 465, Franklin,
TN 37065
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