Hi all,
This is my 1953 Rollfast bicycle. I bought this at a flea market in upstate New York about 5 years ago from the original owner. The owner insisted that he got it for Christmas in 1953 and it remained at his parents home until flea market day.
The bike was Candy Apple Red with the white stenciling. The red was pretty far gone and looked like a dark red when I got it. It was scratched with some surface rust so I decided remove the rust to repaint it.
I have a 1958 Black Phantom and a Red/White 1951 Spitfire so I decided to invert the colors and paint this one White and Red.
Today I painted the crease in the chain guard red to break up the all white chain guard. I can't wait to remove the tape to see the result.
There is a good possibility that I may sell this one once finished.
-Rich.
This is my 1953 Rollfast bicycle. I bought this at a flea market in upstate New York about 5 years ago from the original owner. The owner insisted that he got it for Christmas in 1953 and it remained at his parents home until flea market day.
The bike was Candy Apple Red with the white stenciling. The red was pretty far gone and looked like a dark red when I got it. It was scratched with some surface rust so I decided remove the rust to repaint it.
I have a 1958 Black Phantom and a Red/White 1951 Spitfire so I decided to invert the colors and paint this one White and Red.
Today I painted the crease in the chain guard red to break up the all white chain guard. I can't wait to remove the tape to see the result.
There is a good possibility that I may sell this one once finished.
-Rich.
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