This is my 1987 Cushman Haulster/Vanster model #898456. Engine is a 22 hp OMC with 3-speed manual transmission.

Miss Kitty checking out the strange looking machine

Stuck in the sand

Other Cushman Haulster/Vanster Pics from around the country

These are pics I've come across here and there of other Cushman scooters like mine or similar. The pics of the instrument panel are not of my scooter. Mine came without a speedo and some of the other gauges aren't wired up and I haven't had a need to do so but you can see what it's supposed to be like. These scooters have been used for many things including pizza delivery, an advertising "mascot" for businesses and more.

The Cushman Haulster, nicknamed the "Vanster", was a unique 3-wheel or 4-wheel vehicle with a fiberglass body and 3 steel doors. The engine was a 2 cylinder air-cooled OMC. The vehicle had many features of a regular 4 wheeled vehicle - driver's seat in the middle with a high backrest, clutch and brake pedals, floor dimmer switch, windshield wiper, seat belt, headlights, turn signals, brake lights, sliding glass windows, bumpers, shocks, leaf springs, differential, etc etc. In Texas and some other states, the 3-wheel model is licensed as a motorcycle. The Haulster was used for many tasks in the past including transportation around manufacturing complexes and military bases, pizza delivery, mail delivery and much more. 

The white scooter in the first 4 pics is a 1983 model that was for sale in Ft. Worth, TX some time ago for $1500. As far as I know, it sold. It was the last one I ever saw for sale that had a title and was street legal or actually, the last one I saw for sale period.

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You may have seen this Cushman (pics below) if you ever drove from Comanche, TX to Brownwood. It sat idle at Blanket for many many years. It must have finally been sold. All I knew about it was that it was originally used by the U.S. Army and I was told by the people at Longhorn Campers that it had no title.

This scooter (below) is or was used to advertise a coffee house.

This is the interior(pic below) of a Cushman Haulster/Vanster. Mine didn't come with the speedometer and a couple of other gauges but have factory holes for them and the gauges I have aren't wired up.

OMC air-cooled 2 cylinder engine.

4-wheel Haulsters are very common. They were made for two passengers thus have a wider seat and the steering wheel is on the left instead of the middle as in 3-wheel models. Licensing one as street legal can be tricky since it has 4-wheels. Titles weren't ever issued for many of them. The ones I have seen that were titled and tagged were in California of all places. 

Tazza Pizza has since gone out of business. I wonder what happened to the Cushman. 

This beautiful 4-wheel Vanster was sold by a coffee company in California. Note the California plates.