scrubbinrims
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Picked this up recently at an auction thinking it was different from the typical Columbia paint scheme...reverse paint fender with V chevrons.
Turns out this is a "Victory" bicycle made in 1942, speculated to be made from leftover parts.
I do not believe these balloon tired bicycles were every catalogued as the lightweights were during the war and the few I have seen in a short production period all have different components.
That said, all boy's bicycles I have researched have been in maroon.
I added the cupped spring troxel which is period and fingered grips; surprisingly there are no blackout parts anywhere.
Serial number G27398.
Chris
Turns out this is a "Victory" bicycle made in 1942, speculated to be made from leftover parts.
I do not believe these balloon tired bicycles were every catalogued as the lightweights were during the war and the few I have seen in a short production period all have different components.
That said, all boy's bicycles I have researched have been in maroon.
I added the cupped spring troxel which is period and fingered grips; surprisingly there are no blackout parts anywhere.
Serial number G27398.
Chris
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