Puch

[Martin Jackson <mjackson@vcn.bc.ca>]

  My wife & I both split a gut over your story John. Loretta is a fixture 
  in EV culture now. 
  
  John Paramore wrote:

"Hmmmmmmm...I may have a candidate here. My brother Bill has a very old
Allstate (Sears) 250/350 that he bought but hasn't been able to get at and
would probably sell."

"The Allstate nameplate is just that. The bike's actually made by Puch.
It's a two-cycle twin from about 1956/1960."

"Anyway If anyone's interested here's his number (360) 297-4879. He lives
in Indianola WA, not far from Rich Rudman."
  
  In '61 or '62, I ran across a Puch engine. Maybe it was in a magazine,
  but I think it was at school. One of the cylinders was an air pump and
  all the power came from the other cylinder. Many of the disadvantages of 
  a regular two stroke were cured by the design. More friction and balance
  problems made it a hard design to love, but fun to try and figure out.
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