1937 Firestone Fleetwood Supreme

[rickyd]

Off lets the tail breath to me.

 

[Boris]

Off.

 

[STRADALITE]

Which is the correct style rack for this bike?
Some have the tab for the reflector.
Some don’t.

 

[cyclingday]

That's a good question, that I don't think anybody knows for sure.
Supposedly, the 1937 model came with the reflector provision, and the 1938 model came without it, because that what these two advertisments show.

1937 advertisment ^

1938 advertisment ^

Is the bike in this period photograph a 37 or a 38?
The rack would suggest 38.
My personal opinion, for what it's worth, is that the rack with the reflector looks better and is a nice safety feature to have, so it makes more sense to have it than not.
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of hard proof to prove otherwise, so for now, it's, 37 with the reflector, and 38 without.

 

[cds2323]

The 1938 advertisement above is from the Firestone Fall/Winter 1937-38 catalog. So not real sure when the switch from reflector to non-reflector rack. The Spring/Summer 1938 catalog also shows the rack without reflector, albeit the rear frame stays are curved.

I believe this period picture is of the same bike and guy in the above photograph.

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[bikewhorder]

I like to see a nice rack on a slender frame. .

 

[vincev]

I go with leaving it on.

 

[cds2323]

I love how these bikes look without the rack. However if it was mine I'd still leave the rack on it.

 

[Jay81]

It looks great with the rack and would look equally great without. If you do take it off, hang on to it, and you can always put it back on later.

 

[bicycle larry]

View attachment 774804 View attachment 774805 View attachment 774806 1937 Firestone, Fleetwood Supreme.
I purchased this bike around this time last year, but just now got around to going through it and dialing it all in.
There are only three colors for this model listed, Black, Opalescent Maroon, and Seafog Grey.
I can only assume that this type of Green, is what they call, Seafog Grey.
I have not seen another one these in this color.

heres one my friend has in back ground same colour