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...
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...
This bike is equipped with “Shock-ease” internal springer fork, “biscuit” headlight, horn tank, rear carrier, and deep fenders with curved braces.
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.
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.
Widely regarded as one of the most stylish if not the most stylish bikes to come out of the balloon tire era. This bike, built by Shelby Cycle Company features an enormous lighted tank,...
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...
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...
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...