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| Dave's Vintage Bicycles (Feb 2007, Shop Tour) - Welcome to Dave's Vintage Bicycles, located in Davenport Washington near Spokane. These are the facilities were vintage and antique American Made bicycles are painted and restored. |
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| Ranger (1930's, Mead) - Here is my mead ranger, I'm a young teenage collector and i wanted a toolbox tank bicycle. These are photos i took once i got the bike. It has balloon tires but it is really a 28 inch. It is in the process of restoration, and i would like to know if someone can show me pics of the front headlight mount. Entry Submitted by Bryan Rivera |
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| Streamliner Loop Frame (1937, National) - Extremely rare "loop frame" streamline bicycle, similar to the super streamline. It has several parts that are not original. Carefull study of these photos shows that this frame is not "made up" but indeed a true Huffman product. Anybody ever seen another one of these? |
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| 300E (1964, Bowden) - Rare Bowden 300E, the follow-up bike to the Bowden Spacelander. This one is even more rare, very few are known to exist. Like the Spacelander, this one has a monocoque fiberglass body. |
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| 4-gill (1939-1941, Roadmaster) - Original unrestored Roadmaster "4-gill", nicknamed such due to the row of 4 louvers on each side of the tank. Most Roadmaster models from this era had only 3 louvers. The head tube on these bikes was taller than other mens models, matching the head tube size of ladies models. |
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| 5 star (1950's, Columbia) - Gorgeous original 5 star featuring rear carrier with tail light, chrome fenders and headlight, horn tank, chrome rims, Persons pedals. The only feature that could upgrade this bike would a springer fork and fore brake. What a nice bike. |
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| Aerocycle (1934, Schwinn) - The Schwinn Aerocycle was the first streamline designed bicycle to be introduced by Schwinn, and arguably the first streamline bicycle in the USA. The tank fully enclosed the frame tubing for a clean look. The aircraft theme was carried into the decals. Most Aerocycles were silver with red accents, although they have been found in other colors. The... |
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| Airflo (1936, Cadillac) - This is an early style Shelby built Airflo bicycle, branded as a Cadillac. There was no association with the Cadillac Motor Car Company. Entry Submitted by Bill Triplett |
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| Airflo (1939, Shelby) - Restord, repainted and rechromed 1939 girl's Shelby Airflow. Aluminum chainguard, gullwing bars, quite the rider. Entry Submitted by Aaron Thomas |
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| Airflo (1939, Speedline) - Mick Thompsons fully restored 1939 Shelby "Speedline Airflo" has all the latest styling of the late 1930's. This particular model has stainless steel tank inserts, where as many models had this part just painted steel. Notice the rare original Delta tail light and streamline Torrington pedals. Restored and painted in its factory original colors b... |
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| Air-Flo (1940, Shelby) - This is a slightly dressed down version of an AirFlo. Notice the carrier and chainguard are more generic in appearance than on other Airflo models. Still a beautiful bike with fantastic lines. |
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| Airman (1939, Spiegel) - This Airman bicycle was made by Monark and shared many parts with the coveted Monark 5-bar. The front hub on this bike is a Musselman hi-flange "Olympic Racer". |
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| Air-Rider (1940, Westfield) - Westfield Manufacturing Company, makers of Columbia bicycles sold some bicycles directly under the Westfield name. These bikes were essentially the same as regular Columbia models. Even the decal on the tank that reads "Air-Rider" was used on both brands. |
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| All American Supreme (1938, Roadmaster) - The 1938 Roadmaster All American Supreme with its special frame consisting of mostly curved tubing. This is very simiar to the 1937 model which had the famous bug-eye tank. This 1938 model uses the "4-gill" tank. |
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| American (1941, Hawthorne) - This Hawthorne American has it's original patriotic blue and red paint scheme with white pinstrips. It still has the original thick padded Troxel saddle and Torrington Signal pedals. Tires are Wards Riverside Air Cushion whitewalls. The silver decal on the downtube says "Polymerin Finish" which was a quality paint job that Montgomery Wards hyped... |
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| American (1940, Hawthorne) - The Montgomery Wards Hawthorne "All American" was the top of the line model in 1940 and 1941. It featured a 2 speed shifter built right into the tank. The model pictured here is not the 2-speed model and is refered to as just the "American". Two versions of the bike were produced. The bike pictured was produced by the Cleveland Welding Company, a... |
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| Arrow (1930's, Hiawatha) - Very similar to the Airflo, the primary difference is the tank design. The Air-Flo has embossed lightening darts on each side of the tank and the headlight sticks out further on the bottom rather than the top as seen here. This bike is a complete original in very nice condition. Notice the indian head fender ornament. |
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| Arrow (1940, Hiawatha) - Shelby built Hiawatha Arrow, sold by Gambles Hardware Stores. For more info, click here. Entry Submitted by Bill Triplett |
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| Arrow (Hiawatha) - This months featured bicycle is a Shelby built Hiawatha "no-nose" Air-Flo. Notice the tank does not extend past the head tube like it does on the standard Airflo bicycles, yet the bike still retains all the other deluxe features. This bike was restored by Keith Dean and is one of Rich Edmonsons most prized bikes. |
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| Arrow (1939, Hiawatha) - Deluxe Hiawatha Arrow, sold by Gambles department stores. Manufactured by Shelby, this bike is very similar to the Shelby branded Airflo model. The horn tank, which had the headlight built in wraps around the head tube for a streamline look. The carrier and chainguard both had a large heavy look. |
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| Arrow (1939, Hiawatha) - The Hiawatha Arrow "No Nose" got its name from its similarity to the Shelby Airflo, which had a tank that extended in front of the head tube. Other than that, the rear portion of the tank was the same... thus the nickname "No Nose". |
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| Arrow (1939, Hiawatha) - Shelby built Hiawatha Arrow exclusive tank for Gambles. Entry Submitted by Bill Triplett |
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| Autocycle (1938, Excelsior) - Ground up restoration using leaded Schwinn paint. All original parts. Chrome work done by Bob at Verne's Chrome. Thanks to all who helped me in this project...Aaron Thomas, Bob Ujzsaszi, Tim Brandt, Diana Foley, Dirk Adams, Joey Gudino...to name a few. See what 18 months of sobriety gets an old alkie like myself! Entry Submitted by J.C. Rezniko... |
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| Autocycle (1940, Schwinn) - This bike was found in Michigan under a heavy coat of black housepaint. After 40 plus hours of cleaning, the original paint shines through !! Only one in the "Thunderbird" motif I've ever seen !! Sports a nonembossed tank, gothic fenders and the most unusual original Schwinn paint I've seen !! Entry Submitted by Aaron Thomas |
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| Autocycle (1938, Schwinn) - Beautiful orignal bike. The colors on this bike are reversed from what is usually seen. Instead of a tan frame with brown accents, its a brown frame with tan accents. Notice the cross-bar speedometer housing with Stewart-Warner speedometer, and the cool twin Delta Silver-Ray headlights. |
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| Autocycle (1940, Schwinn) - This bike is equipped many of the features that were sought after by kids in 1940. Fenderlight, front drum brake, chrome rims and white wall tires, and horn tank. |
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| Autocycle (1937, Schwinn) - Original maroon paint 1937 Schwinn Autocycle. The nicest ORIGINAL PAINT Prewar bike I have ever seen or owned. Entry Submitted by Aaron Thomas |
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| Autocycle (1938, Schwinn) - This is a 1938 Schwinn Autocycle that has undergone a complete restoration. First introduced in 1936 the Autocycle seriously revolutionized the balloon tire field in styling and sophistication. So much going on here that Schwinn incorporated the word AUTO into the title of these bikes. No other bike of the period had as many deluxe features and acc... |
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| Autocycle (1941, Schwinn) - Another Masterpiece of Bob Usasi is this month Bicycle of the Month. Looks great Bob, keep up the good work! The Bicycle is a 1941 Schwinn Autocycle with ACE badge and decals, and a killer combo of two tone brown with red pinstripes. Cool! |
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| Autocycle (1941, Liberty) - This 1941 Schwinn Super Deluxe Autocycle belongs to Drew Rollins. He found it at a local farm auction and restored it to the glory you see now. This was the top of the line for Schwinn in 1941, wearing much of the late 30's accessories that are so popular, such as the cross-bar with Stewart Warner speedometer and fender-bomb reflector. Dual Expand... |
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| AutoCycle LSA207 (1937, Schwinn) - All original bike purchased from the family of the original owner, loaded with extra accessories which were added at the time of purchase according to the owner's family. Features:
• Fore-wheel brake, with "shorty" handle
• Patent Appl'd For Locking fork with 2 keys
• New Haven Streamlined Bicycle Clock
• Planetary 2-Speed unit on a Morrow hub... |
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| B-10E Motorbike (1933, Schwinn) - The bicycle of the month for February 2005 is a 1933 Schwinn B-10E. Schwinn new model featuring true balloon tires, the first in the industry! This bike features all the deluxe accessories that any kid would want at the time. Stainless steel fenders, "ahooga" horn, toolbox tank, leather covered seat and more! |
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| B6 (1941, B.F. Goodrich) - This nice original 1941 Schwinn built B.F. Goodrich is about as nice as you can find. Check out those dual expander brakes! Bike also features the rare half-embossed tank. Wow what a bike! |
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| B-6 (1949, Schwinn) - 1949 Schwinn B-6 in hard to find factory special order only colors brown and tan. Entry Submitted by Marc Pfisterer |
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| B-607 (1953, Schwinn) - The B-6 was produced from 1946 thru 1953, from 1949 thru 1953 it coexisted with the Phantom. Schwinn dropped the B-6 in 1954 and produced the Phantom thru 1959. This B-6 is a 1953 and features locking springer fork, front drum brake, 6 hole rear carrier, horn tank, deluxe leather saddle, fender light, and chrome S2 rims. This bike is all origina... |
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| BA107 Straightbar (1947, Schwinn) - This month's featured bicycle was beautifully restored by Bob Usasi. This 1947 Schwinn BA107 model differs from the common B6 model in that it has a straightbar frame and tank rather than the more popular cantilever design yet it retains the same fenders and carrier as the B6 model. Early post-war straightbar frames such as seen on this bicycle, ... |
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| BA-107 Straightbar Autocycle - Packard (1941, Schwinn) - This fairly rare Packard badged Schwinn BA-107 Autocycle with tall frame belongs to Larry and Linda Weyand and was recently restored by Dave Stromberger at Dave's Vintage Bicycles. The seat was restored by Bob Usasi in leather with the original "Mesinger B-1 Deluxe" stamp. It features a horn-tank, built in fender headlight, 6-hole carrier with orig... |
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| Badge (Flying Merkel) - Flying Merkel was a motorcycle brand name from the teens, but they also sold a few bicycles. This is the head badge from one of their bicycles. The bicycles were made for them by the Miami Cycle Company of Middletown, Ohio. Entry Submitted by dave the wave |
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| Balloon Tire Bicycle (1936, Indian) - This months "Bicycle of the Month" is a 1936/7 Indian. Sold at Indian motorcycle dealerships for a short time in late 1936. This is an original bike that still shows the large Indian decals on the tank. Notice the unique frame construction and drop stand. Also notice the Mesinger "tornado spring" seat and skirted fenders... wow, what a bike! |
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| Balloon Tire Motorbike (1932, Hawthorne ACE) - This ad from a 1932 Montgomery Ward catalog describes this bicycle as having "Balloon Tires". They appear to be single-tube type tires like the common (at the time) 28" tires, but they are 26" and a larger diameter. This of course pre-dates Schwinn's claim to fame of having the first Balloon Tire bicycle in America. |
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| Battery Bars (1930's, Torrington) - These Torrington handlebars provided a storage compartment for batteries to run a headlight on bicycles that did not come with a "tank". A Delta switch to operate the light was located at the right end of the compartment. This set of bars does not have it, but a horn button was also available. |
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| Beauty and Bikes on Atlantic City Boardwalks - Six lovely ladies on their deluxe 1930's Bicycles. Noteworthy bicycles are, 3rd from the left, Rollfast V-200, far right is a Schwinn Motorbike and just to the left of that is a Schwinn Aerocycle. |
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| Ben Hur Safety (1880's, Ben Hur) - Early Ben Hur "safety" bicycle. The "ordinary" hi-wheel bicycles were considered a bit dangerous, with front wheels being so large that the rider sat high up in the air. In the event of an accident, the rider was likely to be injured. The new "safety" bicycles allowed the rider to sit much closer to the ground. |
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| Bicycle (1936, Indian) - One of the rarest balloon tire bikes known. This is an original bicycle in excellent condition. Earlier bicycles sold with Indian badging were of the single-tube tire variety, but this was exclusively a balloon tire bicycle. It was built in Germany just before the outbreak of World War II. Needless to say, any dealings with Germany during this tim... |
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| Bicycle (1937, Indian) - This is a Huffman built bike featuring the same 3-rib tank as the Dayton Streamliner, and the 3-rib chain guard used on the Firestone Twin-Flex and Firestone Fleetwood bicycles. This bicycle is a made-up bike, it was not originally built this way, but it does look pretty cool. It has a very rare Musselman 2-speed suicide shifter installed. |
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| Bicycle (1935, Aerocycle) - This months "Bicycle of the Month" is Andy McCulla's 1935 Schwinn Aerocycle. This may very well be the nicest original unrestored Aerocycle on the planet. Almost as good as the day it rolled off the assembly line. It is truely amazing that the bike has survived in this condition for over 66 years. |
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| Bicycle Plant in Little Rock (1956, AMF) - This brochure is a reprint from the June 1956 issue of American Bicyclist and Motor Cyclist magazine. It shows the new Little Rock bicycle plant in operation. |
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| Bike room (Morrie Turner) - Morrie Turners bike room. Look at all those headlights and cool bikes! Entry Submitted by MORRIE TURNER |
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| Black Phantom (1951, Schwinn) - The Schwinn Black Phantom was the dream of every boy in the 1950's. This model was available in two other colors, red, and green. It is also rumored that a blue model was sold in 1955, but this is now known to only be true of a ladies model for that year. Entry Submitted by Marc Pfisterer |
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| Black Phantom (1950's, Schwinn) - Restored Schwinn Black Phantom with whitewall tires, streamline fender light, tail light and both front and rear Schwinn patented "Forewheel" drum brakes. Entry Submitted by MORRIE TURNER |
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| Blackhawk (1935, Elgin) - The Bicycle of the Month for April is Scott McCaskey's 1935 Elgin Blackhawk, what a beauty! Features the rare steel clad wood rims, NOS stainless steel fenders, Elgin speedometer, delta light, horn and red leather seat. Restored by Scott himself, paint done by Dave Stromberger. Killer bike! |
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| Blackhawk (1933, Elgin) - The Elgin Blackhawk was styled after motorcycles of the day. The "tank" had a door on the right side that opened up to allow access to the battery and room to store tools, marbles, frogs, or whatever else a young boy might have treasured in 1933. Entry Submitted by Bill Triplett |
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| Blackhawk (1936, Elgin) - This original un-restored Elgin Blackhawk still wears its original "Twinbar" decal on the down tube. In the late 1930's, Sears would revive the TwinBar model name on a completely different bicycle. For more info on the Elgin Blackhawk, click here. |
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| Blackhawk (1934-36, Elgin) - This completely original Elgin Blackhawk exemplifies the styling trend of the time with it's massive motorcycle size toolbox tank and low slung frame. The Blackhawk was manufactured by Westfield Manufacturing for sale by Sears between 1934 and 1936. The frame design was called the "Twinbar" and preceded the radically styled Twinbar of 1938-40. The... |
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| Bluebird (1935, Elgin) - Unrestored Elgin Bluebird. These bikes are one of the most coveted by collectors. Great lengths are taken to complete these bikes and restore even the worst condition parts. |
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| Bluebird (1936, Elgin) - The Elgin Bluebird was the most radical streamlined bicycle ever produced during the 1930's. The frame is made up of a stamped steel fuselage that is actually a structural part of the frame. There is no top tube. The fuselage also had a speedometer and headlight built into it, along with a trap door allowing stowage of tools. |
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| Bluebird (1938, Elgin) - The last Bluebird model ever made. Some incorrect parts on this bike. The seat is from a post-war Monark, and the tail reflector is from a '36 Silverking. |
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| Brochure (1949, Mercury) - Mercury bicycle brochure. Mercury was the in-house brand name of the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company. |
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| Bullnose (1941, Firestone) - Firestone Super Cruiser, womens model. Features Colson "Cushioner" spring fork. This model is unusual in that it has a chainguard that is normally used on the Goodyear version of this bike, the Goodyear Clipper. |
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| by Mary Miller (The Incredible Ingo) -
Originally published in the Wheelman Magazine, 1979
The Ingo-bike was invented by two brothers, Phillip and Prescott Huyssen, during the early 1930's.
Its safety and versatility-two could ride as easily as one - made it a healthy source of family fun. The Ingo's revolutionary driving principle was akin to... |
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| Camelback (1920's, Iver Johnson) - This Iver Johnson has a "camelback" frame without the middle tube. This was a lesser model available at less cost. Most bicycle manufacturers as this time offered a similar model. These typically were not equipped with headlights or other accessories. |
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| Cantilever Autocycle (1937, Schwinn) - A 1937-serial numbered Schwinn Cantilever Hanging-Tank Autocycle. Has welding-gas relief factory holes at the end of Cantilever bars!! Sports SUPER rare Double Duty forks!! Painted in original Coach Green and True Ivory Schwinn paint !! Entry Submitted by Aaron Thomas |
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| Carryflector Handlebar Accesory (1930's) - These Carryflectors, also known as "handlebar ducks" were made to be installed on the handlebars of the bicycle and provided a place for the rider to hang something such as his newspaper bag. They were made in Portland Oregon by Cathey Clark Productions in the 1930's. |
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| Catalog (1954, Evans Colson) - Bicycle dealer catalog. This catalog shows the full line of bicycles and tricycles offered by Evans Colson for the 1954 model year. The most deluxe bike offered was the Firebird, a 3 speed balloon tire bike with hand brakes and springer fork. The single speed version was named the Olympic.This bike and others offered this year were designed by the ... |
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| Catalog (1934, Columbia) - Dealer brochure for 1934 Columbia bicycles, manufactured by Westfield. The "Twinbar" model is shown. Westfield made a version of this bicycle for Sears to be sold under the Elgin name, still wearing the Twinbar name. |
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| Catalog (1939, Roadmaster) - Dealer brochure showing the 1939 model year bicycles from Roadmaster. Shown is the top of the line Men's Supreme "4-gill" model. |
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| Catalog (1919, Black Beauty) - This 1919 "Black Beauty" Catalog shows the Champion, Traveler, Pony, Pacer, Trotter, Colt, Ladies, and Juvenile model bicycles by the Haverford Cycle Company in Philidelphia. Also shown are a large selection of sundries such as Troxel saddles, Firestone tires, Atherton, Morrow, New Departure, Corbin, and Sturmey Archer coaster brakes and many othe... |
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| Catalog (1938 Spring / Summer, Firestone ) - 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 was nickamed the Death Bike because it almost caused the death of the Huffman Manufacturing ... |
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| Catalog (1911, Corbin) - Corbin Screw Corporation catalog for 1911. Includes front and rear hubs for bicycles and motorcycles. |
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| Catalog (1937 Spring / Summer, Firestone) - 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. |
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| Catalog (1937 Fall / Winter, Firestone) - 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 production. |
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| Catalog (1920, Dayton) - Dealer catalog for Dayton bicycles, 1920. Dayton bicycles were manufactured by the Davis Sewing Machine Company. |
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| Catalog Page (1933, Western Flyer) - This photo of a page from a 1933 Western Auto Supply Store catalog, submitted by Dave Nash shows an early "Balloon Tire" bicycle offering.
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| Catalog Page (1937, Evinrude Streamflow) - This page from a 1937 Hardware Age merchandise catalog shows the Evinrude Streamflow bicycle. This would be Evinrude's first and last attempt at an entry into the bicycle market. The bicycle was a failure, the aluminum forks regularly broke. Few bicycles were not returned for a refund and even fewer survive without a fork that has been welded back ... |
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| Catalog Page (1939, B.F. Goodrich) - B.F. Goodrich catalog pages showing their bicycle offerings. The bicycles were manufactured by Schwinn. They wore special paint, decals, and badging to identify them as B.F. Goodrich models. |
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| Catalog Pages (1910, Sears) - Sears & Robuck Co. pages from a 1910 store catalog showing a few of their bicycles, the Napoleon and Peerless. |
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| CENTURY model # 30 (1892, Columbia) - This "safety" bike was named the Century because it was built 400 years after Columbus discovered America. It came with a 30 inch front wheel and a 28 inch rear wheel. It has pneumatic tires, which were the newest in tire technology for that time. It is un-restored and complete except for the brake. The catalog states that some people may remove th... |
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| Century Model 36 (1894, Columbia) - This Columbia bicycle still carries many of the attributes of earlier Safety Bicycles, but is starting to resemble the more modern designs. This bicycle would have had some of the earliest pneumatic tires developed. |
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| Chainless (1901, Pierce) - Nickel plated Pierce chainless. Early Pierce bicycles were the product of the Pierce Arrow automobile company, but were not called "Pierce Arrow"... rather just "Pierce". This bicycle is on display at the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum in Orchard Park, NY. Entry Submitted by Dave Stromberger. |
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| Chainless Bicycle (1910, Pierce) - Check out this freshly restored 1910 Pierce Chainless Full Suspension bicycle, produced by the makers of Pierce Arrow Automobiles! This highly sought after collectible features chainless "shaft drive" and spring suspension front and rear. This was one of the most expensive bicycles that money could buy in 1910. Notice the rare "Kelly" adjustable ha... |
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| Chainless Safety (1902) - Rare 1902 G&J Rambler chainless, featuring rococo lug work that was a trademark feature of their bicycles. |
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| Champion (1941, Dayton) - Amature restoration. This bike featuring horn tank that goes around the head tube, lighted carrier, and deep fenders. |
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| Champion (1940, Huffman) - This was the top of the line offered by Huffman in 1940. Features lighted tank that wraps around the head tube, lighted rear carrier. This particular bike is equiped with a New Departure fore brake and 2 speed rear hub. |
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| Champion (1941, Huffman) - 1941 Huffman champion project. Springer front
fork and light needed. Hard to find rear rack there. Entry Submitted by Marc Pfisterer |
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| Champion 5-bar (1938, Spiegel Airman) - This early version of the Monark Superframe 5-bar, knows as the "Champion 5-bar" in the Spiegel catalog is nearly identical to the 1939 model with the exception of paint details. Notice the lack of fender graphics and the unique tank graphic. Also there is no spring fork offered. Thanks to David Nash for contributing this piece to the Archive. |
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| Chief (1919, Sears) - 1919 Sears "Chief" 28in.has New Departure coaster brake.I got this on a farm in Minnesota that had indian burial mounds on it.in other words I found this bike on "Sacred Grounds" Entry Submitted by dave the wave |
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| Chief Motorbike (1915, Sears) - This 1915 Chief, made by the Davis Sewing Machine company and sold by Sears is one of the nicest original in the country. This bike is about as original as they get. The pedal treads, the seat, and saddle bag, all have the word "Chief" embossed into them. This is a truely rare bike, both in number and in condition. It features a 3 speed Sturmey ... |
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| Collegiate (1970's, Schwinn) - 1970's Schwinn Collegiate 5-Speed. Excellent original condition. Original candy-lime green paint and chrome fenders. Accessory speedometer and headlight. $200.00 SOLD email questions to dave@nostalgic.net
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| Columbia Shaft Drive (1902, Columbia) - This Columbia bicycle utilized the hi-tech chainless shaft-drive technology to deliver power to the rear wheels via a shaft encased inside the lower right frame tube. |
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| Comet (1941, Hawthorne) - This months bike is a 1941 Hawthorne Comet. Equipped with lighted "floating" carrier, headlight, spring fork and horn tank. The color on this bike was matched from orginal paint that was inside the tank. This bike was restored back to original specs as closely as possible, only the pedals and tires are not original. Paint was done by Dave Strom... |
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| Comet (1939, Hawthorne) - This Hawthorne Comet is about as original as they get. As mentioned in the 1939 Montgomery Ward catalog, this bike was available with a "Shockmaster" springer fork or 3-plate crown truss fork. The only colors available were red with white trim. Tires were Ward Riverside white sidewalls, on Lobdell drop center enameled rims. The saddle was by Troxel... |
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| Comet (1940, Hawthorne) - This months Bicycle of the Month belongs to Chuck Larcom at Star Bike shop in Savanah Georgia. It was restored by Dave's Vintage Bicycles (nostalgic.net). Features New Departure 2-speed hub and front brake, twin light carrier and original shade of blue with white accents and red pinstripes. |
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| Commander (1937, Colson) - Outrageous design by Wilbur Henry Adams resulted in this art-deco beauty of a bicycle. Entry Submitted by Bill Triplett |
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| Commander (1936, Colson) - The Colson Commander of the mid 1930's was a very rare bike, made of two pieces of tubing that ran in a continuous loop from the top of the head tube, around the back, under the crank housing and back up to the head tube again. Just behind the head tube was encased in sheet metal for design and to provide an area to store the batteries for the horn... |
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| Commander (1936, Colson) - Art deco bike designed by Wilbur Henry Adams industrial designer from Cleveland.Unlike anything on the market at that time and was not very popular.Only a handful are in existance today. The largest head badge ever for Colson. Entry Submitted by Bill Triplett |
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| Corvette (1954-60's, Schwinn) - Schwinn's Corvette bicycle was in a way, their sports model. They did not come with a horn tank but were often equipped with 2 or 3 speed rear hubs, Candy colored paint, chrome or stainless steel fenders and and whitewall tires. |
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| Corvette (1960's, Schwinn) - This Schwinn Corvette is a deluxe model, featuring 3 speed Sturmey-Archer rear hub, hand brakes, front and rear carriers, stainless steel fenders, batter operated headlight, teardrop rear reflector and whitewall tires and Candy green paint. |
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| Corvette 5-Speed (1962, Schwinn) - This nice original 1962 Schwinn Corvette is the rare 5-speed version, only made for a couple of years. It features a deraileur on the rear with stick shifter on the top tube near the head-set, dual hand breaks, rear "S" reflector and front book-rack. The candy blue paint still gleams like new! And check out those cool checker-flags on the chaingu... |
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| Crusader (1920's, Mead) - all original 28in.has United States Rubber Chain Tread,New Departure Model C coaster brake.Troxel saddle. Entry Submitted by dave the wave |
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| Cycle Truck (1930's-40's, Roadmaster) - Here's an old Roadmaster Cycle Truck I rescude from sure doom Two days ago.The searial number under the crank is D24645 , It's got Eclipse Machine division hubs front and rear. Stamped on the front hub is 36 11 . Stamped on the rear hb is M4 36 10 Which leads me to think its a 1936 model bicycle. (editors note: M4 indicates 4th quarter 1943) Wh... |
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| Cycleplane - Motorbike (1935, Schwinn) - Completely restored in Mead Brown and Tan, all chromework done by Bob Barnes of Vernes Chrome in SoCal, I did the paint. Entry Submitted by Aaron Thomas |
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| D34E (1936, Dayton) - 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, long spring Mesinger saddle and cross-braced Torrington handlebars.
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| Delta Electric Company - The Delta Electric Company in Marion Indiana produced bicycle accessories for many years. Their most popular product product was headlights. Most bicycle manufacturers chose Delta head lights and tail lights as original equipment on their deluxe bicycles. Some bicycles, such as the Schwinn Phantom even had a built in headlight with parts supplie... |
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| Deluxe (1940 - 1941, Elgin) - Sears brand name before World War II was Elgin. The two bicycles shown here were fully equipped Deluxe models, but were not the top of the line for Sears. These were competing with similar bicycles from other retailers. They featured a horn in the tank, headlight on the fender and streamline styling |
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| Deluxe (1957, Monark) - Starting in the mid 1950's manufacturers such as Monark started offering new middle-weight models to compete with other makers. Kids wanted these new middle-weight bicycles because they were easier to pedal and had a more modern appearance. Like other makers, Monark was not tooled up for a completely new line of bicycles, so older balloon tire mode... |
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| Deluxe (1941, Shelby) - This Shelby is equipped with a "biscuit" headlight, rear carrier, horn tank, and truss fork. A nice complete original bike just waiting a good detailing. |
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| Deluxe (1936-38, Belknap) - Chuck Larcom's Murray built Belknap is this months "Bicycle of the Month". When Chuck brought this bike to me, it was a very VERY rusty bike! Just on the borderline of not worth saving, but after many hours of hard work the bike is finished. The paint scheme has been accurately duplicated from the original. The darts on the frame are pinned in ... |
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| Deluxe American (1960's, Schwinn) - This middle-weight Schwinn American bicycle a mid-level bike among the Schwinn offerings. It features chromed fenders, chrome chainguard, chrome Schwinn headlight and rear rack. |
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| Deluxe Clipper (1949, Colson) - Similar to the pre-war 1941 model, the post-war model had differnet fenders, tail light, and headlight. Otherwise the design remained faithful to the original. |
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| Derby (1938-40, Derby) - I just purchased this prewar 1930's Murray built "Derby" bicycle. It was repainted years ago and has a few incorrect parts. I'm not an expert on this particular make or model so if anyone can help me with correct parts and information on this prewar bicycle I'd really appreciate it. Please forward all emails to drzira40@msn.com Entry Submitted by E... |
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| Dial-A-Ride (1941, Dayton) - This was another innovative bike from the Huffman Mfg. Co. This bike features a springer fork that allows the rider to adjust the spring tension to their comfort. Also equipped with horn tank, chainguard, and rear carrier that sport matching trim. |
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| Dial-Your-Ride (1949, Huffman) - This months Bicycle of the Month is a Dayton Dial-Your-Ride. This early version, first introduced in 1949 was designed by Knut Wennerstrom, a noted automovie and industrial designer at the time. This example is in very good condition for its age. The original paint is still showing strong. Notice the "dial" on top of the fork to tune in the fro... |
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| Diamond Frame (1915, Elgin) - All original 28 inch diamond frame as shown in the 1910's Elgin Catalog page 844. This bike has Delta lights, battery box and tires made in Indiana. Entry Submitted by MORRIE TURNER |
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| Diamond Frame (1910's, Racycle) - The Racycle was known for its large front sprocket and speed. Racycle also had a few innovative designs, such as the crank bearings being mounted to the outside of the crank housing. |
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| Diamond Frame (1920's, Iver Johnson) - The common diamond frame design makes this Iver Johnson bicycle a basic model. Iver Johnson was well known for its deluxe truss-frame and their marketing phrase "Trust the Truss". |
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| Diamond Frame model 132 (1912, Pierce) - This outstanding original 1912 Pierce bicycle was the most deluxe chain driven model sold by Pierce. Front fork consists of double leaf springs. Rear spring cushion was available in several different weight configurations suited to the rider upon purchase. Early Pierce bicycles were made in Buffalo New York and were a part of the Pierce Arrow Motor... |
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| Dixie Flyer Ladies Frame (1937, Dixie Flyer) - Very rare 1937 Huffman built Dixie Flyer. This bicycle was the ladies version of the highly desirable Super Streamline men's bicycles. Notice the unique upper rear seat stays that sweep all the way to the rear of the fender to create a streamlined look. This bicycle still has its unique gooseneck that resembles a golf putter. |
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| Double Bar (1910's, Flying Merkel) - The Miami Cycle Company manufactured bicycles using their famous motorcycle brand name "Flying Merkel" and even painted them the same trademark orange color. This is a very rare example of such a bicycle. even in bad condition like this, the bicycle is a highly sought after collectors item. |
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| Double Eagle Deluxe (1941, Goodyear) - In 1941, Goodyear sold the Double Eagle Clipper, and Double Eagle Deluxe bicycles. Designed by Wilbur Henry Adams, a noted industrial designer of the time, they were manufactured by the Colson Company of Elyria Ohio for only one year for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. For several years after WWII, it was sold by the Colson Co. under their ... |
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| Duralium (1936, Silver King) - The aluminum frame on this Monark built Hawthorne Duralium has a piece of springed steel behind the crank housing, and springed steel rod inside the rear stays allowing the rear of the frame to flex for a softer ride. The Monark branded version of this bike was known as the Flocycle, and had a few differences, most notably the truss rods and head c... |
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| DX (1952, Schwinn) - This is My wifes 1952 B.F Goodrich headbadged D-X. It is equipped with drop center rimstha need replating a horn tank ,nine hole rack areal nice troxel saddle redone by me. For some reason this bike is not a skiptooth but has the more deluxe 1/2" pitch chain wheel and sprocket wich makes it faster than my hornet!!! Entry Submitted by Dave Pappas |
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| DX (1940, Schwinn) - Full restoration,Lincoln head badged DX red and creme paint with lots of chrome. Lobdell rims with Typhoon repro red rubber tires. rear hub is a 7 speed to help flatten out the hills.this bike is equipped with locking deluxe knee action fork to flatten out the bumps and it rides like a dream. Entry Submitted by Dave Pappas |
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| Dynacycle (1950's, Schwinn) - This Schwinn built bicycle is equipped with a Dynacycle engine. It is completely original, including the unique orange and black paint. |
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| Excelsior (1910's, Schwinn) - Note the large chainring on this blue and red Schwinn built Excelsior bicycle. Outrageous colors were often used by Schwinn during this era. |
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| Excelsior Autocycle (1937, Schwinn) - The Bike of the Month for October is this nice original 1937 Schwinn "Excelsior" Autocycle. It features everythign but the built in cross-bar speedometer. Notice the full floating saddle that rides on a sprung seat post. Up front are twin Delta Silver-Ray headlights, a springer fork, fender "bomb" reflector, and drum brake. You don't see many le... |
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| Fair Lady (1960's, Schwinn) - Nice original Schwinn Fair-Lady middleweight bicycle. Features stainless steel fenders, teardrop rear reflector and aluminum front double articulated rack. |
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| Falcon (1935, Elgin) - The Elgin Falcon was a slightly lesser model than the Elgin Blackhawk. It had painted fenders instead of stainless steel, and used a tire driven siren instead of an electric horn. |
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| Fall Winter Dealer Catalog (1941, Goodyear) - The Goodyear Double Eagle Clipper and Double Eagle Deluxe were Goodyear's top of the line bikes for 1941. The Design was the work of Wilbur Henry Adams, who was involved in other bicycle and toy designs at the time for the Colson Corporation. |
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| Fire Arrow (1960's, Columbia) - Fire-Arrow middleweight bicycle with radical frame design. This bicycle is very rare and is in excellent condition. |
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| Fire Arrow (1959, Columbia) - This beautiful original almost looks NOS. Features tank with bell inside, chrome front and rear carrier, chrome headlight, chrome peaked fenders, Kelly Springfield white wall tires, and a Bendix 2 speed. Just an excellent original bicycle |
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| Fire Bolt (1960's, Columbia) - Black and white Columbia Fire-Bolt middleweight bicycle. This is very similar to the higher model Fire-Arrow. |
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| Fire-Arrow (1959, Columbia Fire Arrow) - Rare Columbia Fire-Arrow 2-speed middleweight. Candy red and white two-tone with chrome. Overal fair condition. A scarce bike, hard to find in good shape. This bike needs only minor work to be a good rider. Rear hub should be rebuilt. Goodyear whitewalls are in excellent condition. Speedo works. SOLD dave@nostalgic.net |
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| Firebird (1954-55, Evans-Colson) - This top of the line Firebird 3-speed model has seen better days, but it is a rare bike worth saving. Unlike the more common Olympic model it features caliper brakes that reach around the fat fenders, Evanaction spring fork, chrome Delta headlight and tail light with built in stoplight feature that worked based on the movement of a ball bearing. |
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| Firestone (1940, Firestone) - Rare Firestone built by Murray Ohio. We are now aware of 5 bicycle manufacturers who made bicycles for Firestone. They are, Huffman, Colson, Murray Ohio, H.P. Snyder and for a very brief time, Cleveland Welding Co. H.P. Snyder only made Firestone bicycles for a short time in the late 50's. |
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| Fleet Wing (1960's) - Red Fleet Wing just purchased: seeking info. Entry Submitted by Joe Pettis |
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| Fleet Wing Ladies Frame (1890's, Buffalo) - Fleet Wing ladies bicycle made in Buffalo New York. This bicycle features a wooden chain guard and rear fender, which was very common among ladies bicycles of this era. |
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| Fleetwood Supreme (1937, Firestone) - When was the last time you saw a Super-Streamline Huffman with original paint? This Seafoam Green 1937 Firestone Fleetwood Supreme bicycle belongs to Alan Schmit. It features mostly original paint, with the tank and head tube restored by Dave Stromberger at www.nostalgic.net. The restored portion of the paint was distressed to match the rest of ... |
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| Fleetwood Supreme (1937, Firestone) - This Fleetwood Supreme has the rare optional stainless steel fenders. Also notice the aluminum torpedo headlight and whitewall Firestone tires. Paint was done by
Dave@nostalgic.net in the original pattern and colors. |
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| Fleetwood Supreme (1937 , Firestone) - This 1937 Firestone Fleetwood Supreme was restored by Dave Stromberger (thats me!) at Dave's Vintage Bicycles. It features the rare optional dual Delta Silver-Ray headlight setup, "Ashtray" speedometer housing with Stewart Warner speedometer, and the 3-rib streamline tank with matching chainguard and gooseneck. The silver and red combination is o... |
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| Flightliner (1960's, Sears) - This Sears Flightliner bicycle was one level down from the Spaceliner offered by Sears this year. For the 1964 model year, Sears dropped the name J.C. Higgins from their bicycle line, labeling them simply with the Sears name. |
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| Flightliner (1960's, JC Higgins) - As we entered the 60's we also entered the "Space Age" and so too did the styling of our bicycles. The JC Higgins Flightliner gives us a glimpse of what to expect out of early 60's bicycles. This bike features lighted horn tank, springer fork, rear carrier with tail light, and chrome fenders. |
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| Flocycle (1937, Monark) - All original except for the rear reflector housing and lens. Note the hex shaped handlebar and fork strut tubing. The unique leaf spring behind the bottom bracket allows the rear seat stays of the bike to flex, givng the bike a soft ride. The rear stays of the frame also have spring steal rod inside the aluminum tubing. Entry Submitted by steve mc ... |
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