Womens Shelby Eagle BAR find

[sludgeguy]

I found this Shelby Eagle in an old bar that has been converted to a catch all. It seems to be mostly original except the grips. I will give it a bath and get some better photos tomorrow. Was it worth the $100 I gave?

 

[37fleetwood]

I think you'll find many of the surviving Shelbys are bar finds, you have to drink to own one! :eek:

 

[Freqman1]

I think a hundy is about fair market value. V/r Shawn

 

[sludgeguy]

Okay, thanks. Any guess you way to tell when it was made?

 

[mike j]

Is that a 3, first number before the 7 ? I'd guess late thirties, going by the frame style, truss rods & front hub, from here.

 

[1938airflow]

Probably not the 30s
Frame style looks like 50s but has mid. 40s parts. somewhere in the 40s would be my guess
I have had some bikes with truss rods that has the plate under the crank with 1949 on them.
As far as the drop center rims and crank not being skip tooth.that's why I would say 1943 or later

 

[sludgeguy]

That is about what I was thinking too. As it doesn't have a drop stand either. Thanks! Is it possible for the headlight to be original or would that have been a tombstone/biscuit light? The paint looks like it was the original light.

 

[1938airflow]

I would say biscuit if it would have even had a light
It's one of the cheapest base model bikes of that year. as you can see no tank truss rods instead of spring. cheaper fenders so if it would have had a light I would say biscuit light.
Paint should clean up like new. nothing better than old paint. way better than junk new stuff

Looking forward to seeing it shine again

 

[37fleetwood]

if that's a Morrow hub it will have a date on it.
aside from that, it looks 40s to me.

 

[sludgeguy]

No Morrow, it is a Bendix with the name painted in to match the bike.