Lineup of bicycles. Most appear to be Western Flyers, probalby new. Are the older bicycles trade-ins? [click thumbnail to view full size image]…
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Not a traditional color or treatment, but the style remains classic. Started with a crusty bike that badly needed restoration. Candy gold and pearl white fenders, hand pinstriped. Custom leather saddle with tool bag, grips, and headlight top it off. The pile of parts that I started with….
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The Western Flyer X-53 Super was the top of the line bicycle sold through the Western Auto store chain which does not exist today. This bicycle was built by Murray Ohio Mfg. Co. for Western Auto from 1953 to 1958 It was built according to exclusive Western Auto designs. Most likely, many components on the bike were styled by Murray-Ohio’s chief bicycle designer Viktor Schreckengost, a famous industrial designer and artist. The bike featured the…
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Un-restored Murray made F1 Eliminator. made for western Auto stores. Called Buzz Bike!…
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Custom Western Flyer middleweight, built by Bruce Sowder. Bigger balloon tires fitted to this bike that originally took the narrower middleweight tires….
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These scans, from the 1937 Western Auto Supply catalog show Shelby built bicycles. The deluxe Streamline “Master” model was later called the Air-Flo by Western Auto Supply and other retailers, however Shelby called this early version (1937-1938) the Airflow (no dash, and spelled with a ‘w’ at the end). Later, Shelby would call the bike the Airflo, without a ‘w’. It features a Delta Horn-Lite and Lobdell Horizo…
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Just before moving away three years ago, a friend gave me this mid-to-late 60’s Western Flyer ‘Galaxy Flyer’. It needed a lot of work, and so I kept putting off restoring it. Now, though, it’s finished and I’m really proud of my handiwork 🙂 Entry Submitted by Dave Nichols…
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This rare 1959 Western Flyer “Golden Flyer” marked the 50’th aniversary for the Western Auto Supply chain of stores. Notice the special gold textured fabric seat, dual head lamps, chrome tank, chrome fenders, whitwalls, tail light and spring fork. Very few examples of this bike remain today, and even fewer as nice as this. This bike has not been restored, this is 100% original….
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Brochure featuring Western Flyer bicycles. Western Flyer was the brand name for bicycles sold at Western Auto stores….
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