Colson built Goodyear Double Eagle Clipper and Double Eagle Deluxe. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pre-War Balloon Tire Bicycles
The rare 1939 Hawthorne Zep is shown in this scan of the bicycle pages from the 1939 Spring and Summer Montgomery Ward catalog. … Continue reading
These pages were scanned from the 1939 Spring and Summer Spiegel catalog. They show bicycles made by Monark Silver King Inc. and the Shelby Cycle Company. Spiegel’s bikes were brand named Airman. The first page shows the bikes built by … Continue reading
In this 1938 Western Auto Supply catalog, we see bicycles built by Shelby. The early version of the Air-Flo is shown. The Air-Flo DeLuxe features a Delta torpedo combination horn-headlight and a Delta Defender tail light. This bike also features … Continue reading
Firestone catalog bicycle pages showing their offerings for 1940. … Continue reading
Fall and Winter catalog showing the 1936 bicycle offerings from Firestone. Bicycles this year were exclusively built by Huffman. … Continue reading
Firestone’s 1938 Spring and Summer catalog once again shows Huffman and Colson built bicycles. The Fleetwood Supreme is offered for the last time, and the new Twin-Flex is offered featuring front and rear suspension. Huffman’s first version of the Twin-Flex … Continue reading
1937 Spring and Summer catalog from Firestone showing Huffman and Colson built bicycles. The coveted Firestone Fleetwood Supreme, known commonly as a Huffman Streamliner is shown as the top of the line. … Continue reading
1937 Fall and Winter Firestone catalog showing Huffman and Colson bicycles. The Fleetwood Supreme is offered by Firestone for the first time. Notice in the photo the bike is shown with unusual truss rods that never made it into mass … Continue reading
The Dayton brand was Huffman’s house brand. This Dayton is loaded with cool features! Delta combination horn-headlight with battery tube mounted to the down-tube. Chrome fenders, Delta Defender tail light, New Departure 2-speed hub with shifter mounted to the top-tube, … Continue reading