1938 COLSON IMPERIAL - Frame / Fork / Tank - Older Restoration - FOR SALE

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Spring cleaning - Here is one I've been holding onto for a while & just haven't had the time to get to her - 1938 Colson Imperial - Olympic badge look NOS - Great Bicycle with key items here - Frame / Fork / Tank - what you see is what you get - The paint is real nice & it was professionally restored years ago to original colors with nice red pins between the yellow & black - this is NOT a rattle can job - with misc. chips here & there that could be touched up by any paint shop or pinstripe specialist - Tank is SOLID with no issues at all - black paint with faint signs of red pinstripes present & the tank WOULD chrome out beautifully if the new care takers chooses to chrome it for the full " Imperial " look - The complete bicycle is a pic I got of a Colson Imperial that sold at auction many years back -

FYI - The rubber tube on the downtube is to protect the frame

First - $650.00 SHIPPED anywhere in the continental US gets it -

Local sales I will discount shipping cost amount

PM me for best results

I will PM you back to confirm purchase & payment details - Paypal as a gift or add 3% for straight paypal purchase -

Ride Vintage - Frank

 

[spokesman]

HI
Is the tank a snap tank or a screw tank? Also since it has a headbadge on the head tube dont think that this could be called a true Imperial?

 

[cyclonecoaster.com]

It was restored to look like an Imperial as you can see ... take the badge off & touch it up then .. again purchased this way & it has the Imperial scheme - Tank is a snap tank - thanks for the questions - Frank

 

[spokesman]

Frank
Nice Imperial paint scheme. 1938 was normally a screw tank - 1 year only tank. So as I understand it if the frame is dated 38 it should be a screw tank, unless perhaps it is a december of 38, then the factory may have put a snap tank on it.

 

[stezell]

Wow talk about beating a brother when he's down, just let the guy go ahead and sell his bike. I guess you must be the Spokesman for Colson! Go ahead and sell your bike Frank! I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this.
Sean

 

[vincev]

It is helpful when members point out things that are not correct so a possible buyer knows what he is getting or not getting.

 

[slick]

I've seen the bike. That tank could be chromed. Its that nice. It would be awesome to build it up like the complete bike.

 

[fatbike]

That use to be my bike. ))

Even in my photo it didn't have the right tank. Needs to be pinch one. Some imperials could have a head badge along with a WF. It depends, but mostly I think they did not.

 

[Vintagebikenut]

I have interested in the Frame and fork please p.m back.

 

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