Bike identification please

[Robertriley]

I was watching this one for some time before I purchased it and I think it is a Columbia but I'm not too sure. Maybe Shelby? Any guesses?

 

[dave the wave]

the head cups look flush,does look like shelby,sprocket means nothing could been added.

 

[JBone]

Some neat details on that one...

 

[Robertriley]

I was thinking Columbia when I purchased it but the fork and truss looked Shelby. If' it's a Shelby, I could do a Lindy tribute.

 

[SKPC]

A very mysterious bike reimagined perhaps over and over again. Pieced together? First item of business would be to discover the BB serial number under all the added paint. Headset cups don't look like Shelby to me. There are other makers that had flat sided (sort of) cups. Fork and truss rods may appear Shelby but not sure about them either. Snyder made a flat crowned fork like that late 20's/early 30's. Who knows if the rods and fork were combined? Frame does not look Shelby. Frame tubes not equal diameter. Chain adjusters not Shelby. Check out the rear drops on this frame. NEVER seen a rear axle carrier that looks like that. I think the serial number and the id of this "rear axle carrier fork end dropaway" on the back of the frame design will be the key to ID.

 

[Robertriley]

A very mysterious bike reimagined perhaps over and over again. Pieced together? First item of business would be to discover the BB serial number under all the added paint. Headset cups don't look like Shelby to me. There are other makers that had flat sided (sort of) cups. Fork and truss rods may appear Shelby but not sure about them either. Snyder made a flat crowned fork like that late 20's/early 30's. Who knows if the rods and fork were combined? Frame does not look Shelby. Frame tubes not equal diameter. Chain adjusters not Shelby. Check out the rear drops on this frame. NEVER seen a rear axle carrier that looks like that. I think the serial number and the id of this "rear axle carrier fork end dropaway" on the back of the frame design will be the key to ID.
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[Archie Sturmer]

Kind of looks like an early Shelby shorter frame motorbike.

 

[SKPC]

Did not expect that serial number AS. It could be. It falls within the Shelby guess chart below. 1928? Just out of view of your image above is the bottom of the chain stay bridge...can we see this?

Below an C80,000 Shelby. Perhaps 42 frame.

 

[Robertriley]

Did not expect that serial number AS. It could be. It falls within the Shelby guess chart below. 1928? Just out of view of your image above is the bottom of the chain stay bridge...can we see this?
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Below an C80,000 Shelby. Perhaps 42 frame.
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[SKPC]

Well. Those small tabs on the bottom of the chain stay bridge sure look Shelby Cycle Co. Really surprised the two top bars are different size diameters, which goes against traditional thought. Hmmmm. What you say @Archie Sturmer?