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1939 Hawthorne Zep Twin Bar CWC vs Snyder

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Still haven’t seen a Green Zep
Looks like I made the holes for the battery cage on this one

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My hypothesis is that the CWC bikes could be had in any of the CWC color schemes. I was speaking to a fellow collector today about these bikes and we began to wonder how/where the bikes equipped with the shockmaster fork were put together. Possibilites are they were assembled at a Wards shop, CWC forks were shipped to Snyder, or a third party assembled the bikes for Ward. Thoughts? V/r Shawn
 
My hypothesis is that the CWC bikes could be had in any of the CWC color schemes. I was speaking to a fellow collector today about these bikes and we began to wonder how/where the bikes equipped with the shockmaster fork were put together. Possibilites are they were assembled at a Wards shop, CWC forks were shipped to Snyder, or a third party assembled the bikes for Ward. Thoughts? V/r Shawn
Hey Shaun, I was on the phone with Jim when you posted. I think your theory is entirely possible. I believe there were a lot of transition year bikes built. Here is an example of a 38 “Y” frame with a springer and a person reflecto headlight as shown in the 39 catalog.
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Looks like CWC has the two tone fender pinstripes that started on deluxe/supreme bikes in 39 vs Snyder single color pinstripes. :oops:
Because we only have one original paint CWC example, I don’t think you can make that a hard and fast rule. Here is an original paint 37 RMS. Catalog states it should be red outside stripe and white inside stripe. But actual is red and red.
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More info. Here is a CWC frame with the very rare 4 hole sprocket. Also you can see the finished paint dart on the lower tank tube. Interesting fact. Catalog shows it as a 39/40, but the serial number is a “D” which according to our charts says late 38 early 39.
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