1947 whizzer

• The Whizzer motorbike arose from an engine marketed by Breene-Taylor Engineering, a Los Angeles manufacturer of aircraft parts, in 1939. They were produced until 1965.
• Sales of 1,500 per year were disappointing, so they sold the company to an investor Dietrich Kohisatt and attorney Martin Goldman. 
• The Whizzers were produced in Pontiac, Michigan.
• During Wold war II, the company produced the motorbikes for defense workers to commute without their automobiles. 
• Post war popularity grew in part from advertising in such magazines as Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. 
• The last motorbike engine was made in the early 1950's after which Whizzer expanded into children's toys. 
• The 1947 Whizzer is mounted on a Schwinn Admiral bicycle.
• This bike has a single cylinder air cooled engine,  single speed belt drive,  "springer" front suspension, coaster brakes and a cable operated front brake. 
• Price when new: $54.95
• 1.375 horsepower
• Top speed: Approx. 40 mph