Brand name of small American automobiles (1953-1961) and other vehicles including motor scooters, garden tractors, pleasure boats, aircraft, golf cars, snowplows, trailers, mail-delivery vehicles and more, built by the Cheston L. Eshelman Company of Baltimore and Dundalk, Maryland. In Baltimore, the company was located at 109 Light Street. A typical mid 1980s twist and go scooter. ... A small sidewalk clearing plow in Ottawa, Canada A snowplow (or snow plow, US Engish; in UK English, snowplough or snow plough) is a vehicle, or a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, for removing snow and sometimes ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes. ... Trailer has the following definitions: Trailer is an unpowered vehicle pulled by one with an engine A movie trailer or theatrical trailer is an advertisement for an upcoming cinematic feature Teaser trailer are truncated movie trailers used to generate hype on big-budget movies. ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan) is the county town of County Louth in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. ... Official language(s) None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 42nd 32,160 km² 145 km 400 km 21 37°53N to 39°43N 75°4W to 79°33W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165...

The Eshelman company began production of light aircraft in Dundalk after World War II, but was best known toward mid-century for its inexpensive light garden tractors and similar machines (including the Kulti-Mower) which were widely promoted in small advertisements in the back pages of mechanical and scientific magazines.

In 1953, the Cheston L. Eshelman Company began producing a tiny air-cooled 1-cylinder automobile, the "Sport Car" in two versions, a basic two-horsepower $295 model for two children (the "Child's Sport Car") and the $395 three-horsepower Model 2 "Adult Sport Car" for one adult which featured battery-operated head and tail lamps, upholstery, and trademark chrome 'rocket' emblems. Power from the rope-started front-mounted engine (with hand throttle) was transferred through a centrifugal clutch to a drive belt and then to a jackshaft under the seat, and from there by chain drive to sprocket(s) on one or both rear wheels. The brake pedal mechanically applied paddles to the rear tire treads. Several basic colors were offered, with contrasting-color interiors on Adult models. Manufacturer of aircraft, boats, garden equipment and small vehicles in Baltimore and Dundalk, Maryland, and named after eccentric founder, aviator and inventor Cheston Lee Eshelman. ... Engine cooling is the process of cooling an engine by using either air or liquid. ...

The Sport Car was advertised through small ads in mechanical magazines and delivered by mail-order. They were popular as gifts and as advertising premiums, but the company found that some purchasers were opening the carton containing the car, were disappointed at seeing its tiny size, and were immediately re-packaging and returning it.

(Trivia: then-Vice-President Richard M. Nixon was photographed "fueling" a Child's Sport Car in a "Fill 'Er Up For Polio" publicity campaign, but was holding the pump nozzle at the car's rear. Eshelman cars were fueled under the hood.) Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22...

By 1955 a second, larger model was added to the line - a basic six-horsepower open car for two passengers, also named the "Adult Sport Car". The major mechanical difference was the addition of four-wheel cable-operated scrub brakes and a foot throttle.

The following year saw a minor restyling on both models, and a utility version of this car was offered for use on golf courses (and advertised as providing "36 holes per gallon".)

In 1957, Eshelman began concentrating on upgrading its cars, and offered several versions of its new "Sportabout", an enclosed model of the Adult Sport Car with more appurtenances including electric starting and fabric doors. Television star Bob Cummings ("The Bob Cummings Show") became a spokesman for the Eshelman company in newspaper and magazine ads, and often featured Child's Sport Cars on his programs. A new battery-powered child's car, the Model 200, was added, and thousands of the company's blue Mailster mail-delivery vehicles were seen on the streets of America, closely resembling the very similar Cushman mail carrier design. The Bob Cummings Show was an American television sitcom which was produced from 1955 to 1959. ... The Bob Cummings Show was an American television sitcom which was produced from 1955 to 1959. ... Cushman is a manufacturer of industrial vehicles, personal vehicles, and other custom vehicles, including parking patrol 3 wheelers. ...

By 1959 the Eshelman company (now renamed Eshelman Motors Corporation) introduced a trio of much larger $1,395 two-cylinder air-cooled closed models, the fiberglass-bodied 902 coupe, 903 pickup truck and 904 delivery vehicle, all advertised as seating three passengers abreast. Only about twelve were produced. Originally the Cheston L. Eshelman Company of Baltimore and Dundalk, Maryland. ...

Eshelman then turned to buying new fleet-model Chevrolet Corvairs in quantity, which were re-trimmed and re-badged with special gold-colored Eshelman insignia and other appearance changes and marketed to the public as "Eshelman Golden Eagles". When General Motors learned of this operation, it ordered Eshelman Motors to cease and desist, but Eshelman continued to market the appearance package for those who wished to apply them to their personal cars.

This marked the end of production and other operations in Baltimore, but Cheston Lee Eshelman continued to invent and patent his ideas for decades. He died in Hialeah, Florida on November 7th, 2004. American inventor, aviator, manufacturer of aircraft, boats, garden machinery and small automobiles (Cheston L. Eshelman Company, Eshelman Motors Corporation) (January 23, 1917 - November 7, 2004) (See Eshelman. ... Hialeah is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ...

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