1952 Cycletruck?

[jd56]

Anglefire shows the serial "C03877" is 5/1952.
Am I right?

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[REC]

This also fits in October of '53. To be sure, you'd need to pull the crank. The serial numbers repeated in the fifties, some of them three times.
I have two of these - one with a "C" and one with a "B". Both of mine have a straight downtube - indicative of being '52 models. The curved downtube came along in '53 from everything I've seen and read.

Looks like a good project though!
REC
Here's the pair I have:

 

[Goldenrod]

Tape lots of foam in the baskets and you could have races across the river.

 

[mruiz]

Nice find JD, I have one incomplete just less the correct basket. Hard to find. Within budget.

 

[bicycle ed]

Anglefire shows the serial "C03877" is 5/1952.
Am I right?View attachment 635407View attachment 635408

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bikehistory.org says 52 0r 57 the curved downtube and little sprocket points to 57 i would say, anglefire shows it both years too.

 

[GTs58]

Angelfire shows it used for three years.

"C03877"
05/01 to 05/06/1952 ------- C00001 ------------------ C13323
10/23 to 10/30/1953 ------- C00001 ------------------ C39165
03/08 to 03/13/1957 ------- C01161 ------------------- C11912

bikehistory.org says 52 0r 57 the curved downtube and little sprocket points to 57 i would say, anglefire shows it both years too.

 

[bicycle ed]

Angelfire shows it used for three years.

"C03877"
05/01 to 05/06/1952 ------- C00001 ------------------ C13323
10/23 to 10/30/1953 ------- C00001 ------------------ C39165
03/08 to 03/13/1957 ------- C01161 ------------------- C11912

Opps I missed the 52, that curved downtube rules out the 52 and 53 dates though......

 

[Miyata FL.]

From 1963 to 67 are all curve down tube in the catalog pics. Cheers. https://bikehistory.org/bikes/cycletruck/

 

[GoofyBike]

from 49 to 51 they had the curved down tubes and moved the basket mount bars for the power cycle trucks.

 

[bicycle ed]

From 1963 to 67 are all curve down tube in the catalog pics. Cheers. https://bikehistory.org/bikes/cycletruck/

It sucks that there are not good catalog picks available through the 50's, I have been talking to Roland the cycletruck Master (REC) about trying to figure out my 53, what is correct parts and exactly what year it is.(anglefire vs bickehistory ect…)That is where I got the information about the first year of curved down tube being 54. REC has restored a bunch of these, I think he has one of every version. Look him up he has posted many good pics for reference.