mrg
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Posting her but could be a patina story, I hate typing so will try to make this short, I can honestly say I did 99% of the patina on this 55 Spitfire, ( I've told some of these stores here before ), my cousin bought it new ( he put the bars/neck and front fender pin striping ) my dad ended up with it around 60, we beat it up ghost riding/jumping etc. in the mid 60's then robbed the bars/neck & seat to turn my StingRay to a dirt bike, it sat in the yard in the rain for a few yrs then resurrected in the 70's for beach cruise'n, jumping and a few daredevil feats ( like most bikes this bike has had a many lives but neat think is I know most owning it 67 yrs., could fill a few threads with its stories! ) the dents, scratches, rust is all me, this thread today started today because I want to it og as I can ( I replaced the stuff I robbed with the same so looks just like it did when my dad got it except the patina! ) but the spokes are pretty rusty & weak so bought some other rims but thought I'd still have to keep the og ones hanging in the garage, 1st picture is og rims, so decided to run new ones temporarily ( they look to nice! ) while I respoke my rims with OG used spokes.
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