partsguy
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Very nice bike. However, nobody trademarked the name “Mainliner”. It was used by JC Higgins / Sears, Huffy, and I think maybe Murray. By the time this was made, Huffy long stopped using “Mainliner” for their bikes. This was made by Huffy for Sears. Note, there are NO “Huffy” logos on this bike. This was when Huffy was trying harder to compete with Murray in dept store bikes, yet also trying not to undermine their bike shop dealers. Murray bikes were cheaper, and they got more contracts. Obviously, that tactic failed and all the American companies fell into that wormhole especially when Chinese manufacturers got involved.