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