Green’s Dictionary of Slang

scooter n.2

(US Und.)

1. an automobile, esp. a car used for the smuggling of rum.

[US]Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
[US]J. Evans Halo For Satan (1949) 78: We’ll use your scooter, Mac [...] Where’s she parked?

2. a legless tramp who travels on a wheeled platform.

[US]Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).