Allstate Photos

Here is a photo gallery of Allstate models imported by Sears. This is a collection of some of the better photos from my collection, excluding those already included in other galleries. These are all color photos of actual machines, not B&W drawings or catalog reprints. Some of the photos may be from the catalogs, but if so, they are in full color. A few are restored machines from various sources on the net. Most were found on a website by Troyce Walls of Titusville, FL. His website has more info on Allstates than I have found anywhere! I hope he enjoys Tiddlerosis as I much as I have enjoyed the experience of discovering his site. Sears began selling motorcycles and scooters in the '50's and continued into the latter '60's. The earlier models were built by Cushman, but the Eagle was never sold as an Allstate, Vespa (the basic 125 model only), and Steyr-Daimler-Puch. I believe the later machines sold by the catalog company were badged as Sears models instead of as Allstates. Probably many more were sold directly from the mall stores and less from the mail-order catalog business during the later years. The Cushman models were deleted from the lineup early on, and the Vespa followed suit a few years later. Cushman and Vespa were linked as companies back then, so it is no surprise that Sears sold these two brands as Allstates. In the latter years, after the Cushmans and Vespas were gone, Sears began importing a pair of Italian Gileras, the 106SS and 124. You can spot these a mile away if you have a general idea what all Italian motorcycles looked like back then. The much homelier Puchs received updated styling about the same time, along with a few model changes in the lineup. This made for two basic series of Sears machines that we could call "early" and "late". Refer to the Allstate Brochure page of Tiddlerosis to see clearly the two different model lineups.