Topic: Nice Rider #2575 - Linda Mason / Duro-Matic "McCoy Sportsman"

[Otto Puzzell]

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[Otto Puzzell]

Experts?

[ValkyrieGT]

Actress Linda Mason, riding a Duro-Matic Products(Hollywood CA) "McCoy Sportsman" on March 14th 1949. 8 miles per hour for a 120lbs passenger weight. 1/3hp McCoy60 engine 17,000rpm 98 decible level (without silencer).

[Otto Puzzell]

That's it.

[Bill Murray]

What an interesting vehicle!!!

Never heard of it even if it is from my era and my area (I lived just south of Los Angeles/Hollywood in 1949.

An observation if I may.  I wonder in what country today such a concept would be allowed on the sidewalk.

That quite large propeller turning at 17,000 rpm with no guard around it sitting in front of the vehicle looks pretty dangerous to me when used near children etc.

But, come to think of it, what regulatory agency would have authority over such a thing.  It is not an automobile so in our country the NHTSA probably could not rule on it, it is not really a toy so those protective agencies might not be responsible either.  Maybe it would be up to the local police to determine if it could run on public sidewalks or be restricted to a non public area.

Bill

[Carnut]

Well, if your authoritities are anything like ours Bill there's just the one Golden Rule: if it's fun it must be banned...