Salsbury Motor Glide

Salsbury Motor Glide

Salsbury Motor Glide History

In the midst of the Great Depression in 1935,

E. Foster Salsbury decided America needed a

good but inexpensive mode of transportation.

He introduced the Salsbury Motor Glide in 1936.

This two-wheeler weighed 65 pounds and came fully

equipped with lights, horn, and collapsible handlebars.

The 1948 model when introduced, was called the

"Motor Scooter of the Future." It was a radical design,

the wheels were practically hidden and it had the ease of

a self shifting transmission. The influence of the Salsbury

on all other scooters that followed was an enormous one.

Salsbury dictated the design of the modern Motor Scooter

with their very first product in 1936.

Thanks to Dick DeBuse

Ann Sheridan on a

Salsbury Motor-Glid

Rita Hayworth

Salsbury Motor-Glide

Carole Lombard and Sabu

with her Salsbury Motor-Glide

Judy Garland on a1937 Motor Glide

1940 Motor Glide

Thanks to Dick DeBuse

1936 Salsbury

1937 Salsbury

Frank Medeiros, 1937 Salsbury

My brother's scooter. His name is Patrick R. Brewer. It is a 1937 Salsbury that was purchased new in Inglewood California. The picture was taken in front of our garage at 4263 West 61st Street, Los Angeles, California. The picture you have of my Jeepette was taken just to the right of Pat's picture. Both scooters license plates are on the wall in my den. My brother is a retired Marine and lives in Oceanside.

Jerry L. Brewer

Steve Guzman's 1940s Motor Glide

A 1941 Motor Glide is briefly visible on a US Navy flight line in the 1941 movie

"Dive Bomber," about 1h, 56 minutes into the DVD Marcus Brooks

Background is 1920's

Canal Avenue, Wilmington, California