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Puch mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, 1954–69 (switched from Allstate to Sears badging in 1967) Gilera motorcycles, late 1966 to 1969 (badged as Sears, not Allstate) (106cc and 124cc single-cylinder 4-stroke engines. The 106cc was a 4-speed, and the 124cc was a 5-speed)
The Allstate is an American automobile that was offered for sale through Sears, Roebuck and Co. during the 1952 and 1953 model years. It was a rebadged version of the Henry J , an automobile manufactured by the Kaiser-Frazer company from 1950 through 1954.
Allstate/Sears (1948–1967), Brand of retailer Sears to rebadge scooters manufactured by Cushman, Piaggio and Puch. The Allstate name was replaced with "Sears" for 1966-1967 [ 30 ] — USA American Motor Scooter Corporation (1960–1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase" scooters; Founded by USA Lambretta parts dealer, taken over by American ...
Sears sold a version of these models under the Allstate brand. Cushman scooters featured an automatic centrifugal clutch , which allowed the rider to twist the right grip to accelerate. Oddly, the throttle twisted forward during acceleration, opposite the usual pattern in most other motorcycles and scooters.
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
The Puch 250 SGS (Schwing-Gabel-Sport) is a motorcycle that was manufactured by the Austrian Steyr Daimler Puch AG's Puch division in Thondorf near Graz.The motorcycle is powered by a split-single two-stroke engine (two pistons sharing a single combustion chamber).
Poison Profits. A HuffPost / WNYC investigation into lead contamination in New York City
Allstate added products throughout the 1950s, including fire insurance in 1954 and homeowners and life insurance in 1957. Allstate began selling insurance to Canadians in 1953. Allstate Insurance Company of Canada was incorporated in 1964. [10] (In 1952 and 1953, Sears also sold an automobile called Allstate.)