This was a really good idea for a thread Balloonoob. Since I'm the only one that put something out there, so far, I would like to add my two cents to the discussion. I'm perceiving some perspectival Poo Pooing from some pious purists. Regarding this Skylark frame, it was for sale on the Cabe for awhile before I bought it. I've heard it from many serious collectors, that's it's a fools errand to buy something completely parted out & try and build it back up. It's a very common head badge & one or more of the three down tubes had weld repairs. So the reality is that I could have mounted on a mantle, drank some beer while lovingly looking up at it and imagining what it used to be, or: I went with option B, actually doing something with this POS. I happened upon these bike parts for sale, luck have it, they fit & looked great. It was a choice between painting them that God awful persimmon or, well, you can guess the rest. I never thought that I would actually own a Skylark. I think that they are hands down the sexiest girls bike ever made. They remind me of the WW2 pinups. Another reality is, that no matter how rare or desirable a girls bike is, if enough of the parts on it will fit a more expensive boys bike, well you know the ending. Iv'e since put these tires on this 41 Western Flyer, another frame up.Chances are that some of you won't like the replacements either, I have to post some photos. The next two bare frame ups are a 1941 Western Flyer with much attention to detail, in some areas. 1917-18 undetermined with a liberty or two. Come on, lets get this thread going. I'd like to close with a quote attributed to Timothy Leary, but I can't confirm; ''The Sixties actually started in 1967, and ended when Nancy Reagan took over the White house".
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