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Thanks musclebikes. The boys Hawthorne comet is a nice looking bicycle, too.
We have dumb-luck when it comes to bicycles. The first bicycle in our collection was a 1939 Huffman Airflyte Twin-Flex. It was all original, and only missing the torpedo light and grips. My dad's cousin wanted us to have it, but we gave her $100 for it. We didn't realize at the time what a find it was. Our next bicycle was a 1953 Firestone Holiday (Monark) that guy said to take if we wanted it - it was a real basket case. Though we gave him $25 for it, since he gave us a couple of old metal toy trucks and some bicycle parts as well. My dad's co-worker brought in the Belknap, since he knew that we collected old bicycles. My dad gave him $50 for his trouble.
I think we only have about $500 in restoration. There wasn't a whole lot to chrome, plus my dad painted it. I know we spent more than that on the just the paint job for our Twin-Flex.
We have a MOBO Bronco with magic steering; he's off-white with brown spots. My dad had one as a kid, so we found bought a Bronco at a local antique shop. We put him next to the fireplace. A white-and-black one came up at a local auction a few weeks ago. We bid on him, but he went for almost $300 - way overpriced.
We have dumb-luck when it comes to bicycles. The first bicycle in our collection was a 1939 Huffman Airflyte Twin-Flex. It was all original, and only missing the torpedo light and grips. My dad's cousin wanted us to have it, but we gave her $100 for it. We didn't realize at the time what a find it was. Our next bicycle was a 1953 Firestone Holiday (Monark) that guy said to take if we wanted it - it was a real basket case. Though we gave him $25 for it, since he gave us a couple of old metal toy trucks and some bicycle parts as well. My dad's co-worker brought in the Belknap, since he knew that we collected old bicycles. My dad gave him $50 for his trouble.
I think we only have about $500 in restoration. There wasn't a whole lot to chrome, plus my dad painted it. I know we spent more than that on the just the paint job for our Twin-Flex.
We have a MOBO Bronco with magic steering; he's off-white with brown spots. My dad had one as a kid, so we found bought a Bronco at a local antique shop. We put him next to the fireplace. A white-and-black one came up at a local auction a few weeks ago. We bid on him, but he went for almost $300 - way overpriced.