Sunday's Show and Tell ... 7/5/20

[tanksalot]

Went for a early morning ride to pick this up . Firestone Imperial chrome 1953 Contest bike. This was saved by the original owners sons friend from going to the dump. He cleaned it some on one side with 000 steel wool . Lucky for me he seemed to know what he was doing. Still a lot of clean up left to do. Yes I have the other pedal.

 

[Blast from the past]

My first project came out so good I started looking for a second. This on the right is another Hawthorne is similar to the 1957 on the left, but has several differences. Note the tank, painted fenders and wheels. I'm guessing the huge rack on the back is not original. The peddles look to be older. You can't tell from the view on the left but it has the same twin top bar as the one on the right.
This on is three hundred miles away and I had a friend pick it up for me. So I won't be able to see it for awhile.
If anyone has any information on this bike please help me out.
I see very few of these Snyder built bike's with the twin top bars, and this second one may be the first I have seen with a tank.
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[New Mexico Brant]

Excellent few days here with some new arrivals! The Hiawatha Arrow has returned from Jim Henderson @TRM after getting an entire “body lift.” You can see the entire step-by-step restoration in the project ride thread.

New acquisitions include an 1893-94 racer with fantastic bars that have been previously described on the forum as for “hill climbing.” A group of us are trying to determine the maker; possibly the bicycle was built by Sterling, from Chicago. The brilliant aqua-marine bike is a Mead Pathfinder, date yet to be determined. A saddle arrived that previously would have been on a G.W. Grady, Worcester, MA bicycle; besides the Persons Majestic stamps it is branded: Red Wing- Eclipse. This will be perfect for the Grady “New England” badged bicycle that recently came my way, thanks Dean @dfa242.

 

[Blue Streak]

Picked up a circa 1896-99 Maywood frame and fork. Missing wheels, crankset, handlebars and badge. Serial number 19175. Mocked it up with set of spare wheels and a Dave Brown replica Sager saddle. Also bought an original Maywood badge from Scott McCaskey.

 

[rollfaster]

Went for a early morning ride to pick this up . Firestone Imperial chrome 1953 Contest bike. This was saved by the original owners sons friend from going to the dump. He cleaned it some on one side with 000 steel wool . Lucky for me he seemed to know what he was doing. Still a lot of clean up left to do. Yes I have the other pedal.

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Can’t wait to see that thing shining!!

 

[saladshooter]

Beautiful set Torrington 10 pedals

 

[Awhipple]

I got this for my birthday yesterday. A 1961 JC Higgins tent trailer.

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

My friend @jlively970 bugs me incessantly about my opinion on bikes he comes across since getting him addicted to these old things.(I jest. He & his girlfriend have become great friends!) He has a friend in Ohio (THANKS BOB!) who turns up some cool stuff and sends me a pic of a Mercury Pacemaker carcass missing the good parts. I feel it's super cool bike but kind of a money pit.

Then remember that I have a couple of the missing parts that were found pretty cheaply over the years. Chain guard & carrier & a few tanks that may work to fill the hole for a cool custom since the tank/shroud seldom turn up. So the bike was shipped to Josh's and we were going to meet a couple weeks ago to un-box, mock up with parts, hang out & have some fun during my extended weekend of family & friend fun. Box was on the truck that day for delivery but around 3:30pm the tracker said rescheduled delivery for next business day....:eek: So we waited for another time.

He happened to buy a bike from another Caber nearby that I picked up the other day, drove through hellish traffic on Friday to follow through with our original plan with a bonus of him getting a sweet bike as well!

Came home yesterday & while putting parts away found another tank option in a box of parts to try out real quick until a proper tank/shroud is located.

Perhaps if I can mount it to "float" to fill the hole where the tank/shroud would be and still be solid while exposing more of that sexy frame.....
All I know is it was a blast hanging out with good friends & helping each other have fun with great old bicycles!!

 

[Frank and Pam Skid Kings]

I got this for my birthday yesterday. A 1961 JC Higgins tent trailer.View attachment 1223787

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That is REALLY cool !

 

[barneyguey]

Always buying badges $$$

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