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Wore out three sets of tires already!
My mind works in strange and mysterious ways-- just ask my wife. So I had this set of early sixties middleweight fenders laying around, a set that I'd bought for my '54 Corvette, hoping they would fit (editors note: they did not). And I had a nice set of m-weight handlebars, along with a mint Mayweg two-stage front rack. Well hell, it's almost Christmastime and I have no money or free time, let's build a new bike!
So I found this 7/1959 Jaguar frame on the Book of Face Marketplace. It's far from pristine, but it's clean. Was originally a coaster brake model, I'll be converting to 3-speed and hand brakes.
So now what? Well, I definitely needed a wheelset, and decent ones are not cheap 'round these parts. And I STILL needed fenders for my 'Vette...
Welcome, Little Red Corvette. Also found this one on FBM. It had been for sale for quite a while, assumed it hadn't sold because it's a 'Girls Bike' (also because, as I found out when I disassembled it, the fork is bent).
It's a very original '56 model in remarkably good condition. I almost hate to canibalize her.
Now I've got a wheelset for the Jag, and a set of fenders I KNOW will fit my 'Vette. Win/Win.
Almost everything accounted for, except a fork crown, the rear rack, and a teardrop reflector. Crown in route, the others will have to wait.
Was really wanting to buy an original tank, but the prices are WAY over my meager budget, so a repop version from Bicyclebones will have to suffice.
And not only am I going to need to paint this, because the other chrome bits show some wear & tear, I'm going to have to relic the tank to make it look period correct. Luckily I do have some experience aging chrome, from relicing guitars. Anyone have experience painting these badboys?
Hope to do further assembly this next week. Think I'll wait until the weather warms up a bit to paint the tank. Looking forward to getting it out on the road!
So I found this 7/1959 Jaguar frame on the Book of Face Marketplace. It's far from pristine, but it's clean. Was originally a coaster brake model, I'll be converting to 3-speed and hand brakes.
So now what? Well, I definitely needed a wheelset, and decent ones are not cheap 'round these parts. And I STILL needed fenders for my 'Vette...
Welcome, Little Red Corvette. Also found this one on FBM. It had been for sale for quite a while, assumed it hadn't sold because it's a 'Girls Bike' (also because, as I found out when I disassembled it, the fork is bent).
It's a very original '56 model in remarkably good condition. I almost hate to canibalize her.
Now I've got a wheelset for the Jag, and a set of fenders I KNOW will fit my 'Vette. Win/Win.
Almost everything accounted for, except a fork crown, the rear rack, and a teardrop reflector. Crown in route, the others will have to wait.
Was really wanting to buy an original tank, but the prices are WAY over my meager budget, so a repop version from Bicyclebones will have to suffice.
And not only am I going to need to paint this, because the other chrome bits show some wear & tear, I'm going to have to relic the tank to make it look period correct. Luckily I do have some experience aging chrome, from relicing guitars. Anyone have experience painting these badboys?
Hope to do further assembly this next week. Think I'll wait until the weather warms up a bit to paint the tank. Looking forward to getting it out on the road!
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what deal
