1959 Vespa Allstate Super Cruisaire
Ended Sep 03, 2025 at 7:15 PM UTC
Description
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
The AACA Museum at Hershey is truly America’s transportation experience. The 71,000-square-foot museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, opened on 26 June 2003 and since then has displayed vintage automobiles in a truly unique way. Visitors walk through eight decades in time while traveling from New York to San Francisco with iconic settings revealing vehicles from generations of American motoring. The AACA Museum at Hershey ranks among the top automotive museums in the world and has been recognized by the Smithsonian as an Affiliate Museum. Hagerty Marketplace is again honored to offer this collection of exceptional and unusual vehicles from the AACA Museum at Hershey.
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“Allstate Cruisaire—deluxe scooter with European styling and American dependability.” The 1959 Allstate Cruisaire was a product of a unique collaboration between Italy’s Piaggio and America’s retail giant Sears, Roebuck and Company. In 1952, Sears began importing Vespa scooters from Italy’s Piaggio and selling them as the Allstate Cruisaire. The Allstate Vespas were essentially rebranded versions of Piaggio’s Vespa 125 models, slightly modified to meet U.S. market preferences and cost considerations.
The 1959 model featured a 123.7 cc two-stroke engine producing around 4.5 horsepower, with a top speed of about 45 mph. It had a three-speed manual transmission and a monocoque steel frame, which gave it both strength and a sleek, enclosed look. Unlike its Italian counterparts, the Allstate Cruisaire often lacked certain refinements—such as a front suspension dampener or a speedometer in early models—to keep costs low, though the deluxe Super Cruisaire was closer to the Vespa spec.
Stylistically, the Allstate Cruisaire retained the iconic Vespa silhouette but included unique touches like a handlebar-mounted headlight and simplified badging. “Available through Sears stores or direct from our catalog — delivered to your door,” the Allstate Cruisaire brought European scooter culture to American suburbs, helping to popularize scooters as practical and fashionable urban transport.
Highlights
Sears version of the iconic Vespa 125 scooter
Deluxe Super Cruisaire model
123.7 cc single-cylinder two-stroke engine
Three-speed manual transmission
Handlebar-mounted headlight unique to the Allstate
Features
Trademark Vespa monocoque steel frame
Dell'Orto Carburetor
Two-Wheel Drum Brakes
Kick-start only
Known Imperfections
This 1959 Vespa Allstate Super Cruisaire is said to be free from any substantial imperfections
Ownership History
This 1959 Vespa Allstate Cruisaire joined The AACA Museum at Hershey in 2005.
Additional Notes
A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.
Contact: Donnie Gould Phone: 954.647.0779 email: dgould@hagerty.com
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1959 Vespa Allstate Super Cruisaire · No reserve
