Cushman, Mustang, doodlebug, and Whizzer was some old school stuff. By 1965, Honda had put all 4 in the grave, if not sooner. My first ride was a 1964 Honda sport 50 (49cc).
http://www.mopedarmy.com/photos/brand/22/540/
Here’s the 62 version and this is closer to what mine looked like:
http://www.cmsnl.com/community/vehicles/Honda/CA110_SPORT_50_US/1962/4590.html
A couple years later(1964) Honda began producing the S65(65cc) and the S90(90cc). These were fantastic bikes far far superior to anything ever built before in that class. The S90 would do 65MPH and get nearly 100MPG and simply did NOT break down. The sport 50 would do 45+MPH and get something between 100 and 200MPG. The American scooters just did not have a chance.
“Cushman, Mustang, doodlebug, and Whizzer was some old school stuff.”
In 1945 a Whizzer was pretty hot stuff for an 8 year old to do my paper route on!!!