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CCM Serial Numbers

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The question of how to date a CCM bicycle (Canada Cycle and Motor Company Ltd.) has been coming up with some frequency on the site so I thought it would be useful to print what I found on the Internet in its own thread to make it easy to find. I have only had to use this chart once but it worked on my bike. To use the chart, find the letter in the serial number and note where it is located with respect to the other characters.

1921 A-----
1922 B-----
1923 C-----
1924 D-----
1925 E-----
1926 H-----
1927 K-----
1928 L-----
1929 N-----
1930 P-----
1931 S-----
1932 T-----
1933 V-----
1934 W-----
1935 X-----
1936 Z-----
1937 -A----
1938 -B----
1939 -C----
1940 -D----
1941 -E----
1942 -H----
1943 -K----
1944 -L----
1945 -N----
1946 -P----
1947 -S----
1948 -T----
1949 -----A
1950 -----B
1951 -----C
1952 -----D
1953 -----E
1954 -----H
1955 -----K
1956 -----L
1957 -----N
1958 -----P
1959 -----S
1960 -----T
 
What year would this bike be Serial Number 76E391 Would it be 1941 you show one number before the E mine has 2 ?
 
I'm not 100 % certain but I think CCM also had a British arm of their company building bikes in England. The ones that I think are British have the serial number on the top portion of the seat tube, and will likely have Perry hubs.
 
Here are some pics of the Bike.

;)This is my Red bird the tires even look Vintage they say Trelleborg T-nabb 28 x 1 1/2 from what could find on the net that company is from somewhere in europe. put air in and they held took the bike for a good run the other day so that was good news. everything seems to be in good working condition lots of surface rust nothing major and no welding!! the serial number is on the seat tube and not sure if this would be the original saddle but seems to fit somwhere around that era. the rear hub also has ccm pat 1937.
 

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I have the almost identical twin to your bike, mine has a "Ranger" headbadge, it was built for the Hudson Bay company by CCM, my rear hub says made in England.
 

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Nice Very similar!! I like the Rear Carrier and Basket What Year is the Ranger?
 
The old gentleman that bought the bike new only remembers that he bought it "before the war", which makes it pre 1939. In 1936 it became a rule for bikes here in Canada to have the bottom portion of your rear fender painted white for easier visibility. So that puts the Ranger between 1936 and 1939. The rear rack is a Wald aftermarket rack from about the same vintage, I added that myself. There was no chainguard for these bikes, so mine is 100% original. This is how it looked when I hauled it out of the trash.
 

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Good find and Thankyou for your help and info. I'll keep digging to get some more info on my serial number. Maybe it was a British made bike, either way I can't wait to get it out more this summer!!!
 
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