~~ Call for Photos & Catalog Scans '37 - '41 Huffman Balloners for Western Flyer! ~~

[cds2323]

Here's a 1941 Western Auto catalog page. Shows a long tank that doesn't appear to be a 5-gill window shade version.

I have this complete page and more in an album of pre war Western Auto catalogs. Including 37-39, but don't see the long tank Huffmans in those.https://thecabe.com/forum/media/albums/prewar-western-auto-catalog-pages.1558/

 

[Freqman1]

Here's a 1941 Western Auto catalog page. Shows a long tank that doesn't appear to be a 5-gill window shade version.View attachment 740672


I have this complete page and more in an album of pre war Western Auto catalogs. Including 37-39, but don't see the long tank Huffmans in those.https://thecabe.com/forum/media/albums/prewar-western-auto-catalog-pages.1558/

Looks like some of the '40 tanks may have been carried into '41 for non-Huffman brands. The thing I always wonder about these illustrations is if they were taken from a actual photo or artists renditions? V/r Shawn

 

[sam]

On Daves site under catalogs you'll find a 37 National catalog (Huffman brand)---you gotta read all the fine print but they offered a reverse paint---black head and red body.

 

[Krakatoa]

Thanks so much for the contributions @cds2323. Agree with you Shawn about the carryover. I believe the af cuts are artist's renditions from a photograph. Looking at the tank it cannot be surmised how it's held in but the small "bumps" of the '40 Zephyr tank carryover may have been lost in the artist's translation.

@sam thanks going to go look at the National catalog... Super interesting bike model with a great color scheme and equipment. But the topic here is trying to establish or disprove that Western Flyer offered a Huffman made tank bike in the period btw '37-'39 and using the early style attachment gill tank..

 

[sam]

Thanks so much for the contributions @cds2323. Agree with you Shawn about the carryover. I believe the af cuts are artist's renditions from a photograph. Looking at the tank it cannot be surmised how it's held in but the small "bumps" of the '40 Zephyr tank carryover may have been lost in the artist's translation.

@sam thanks going to go look at the National catalog... Super interesting bike model with a great color scheme and equipment. But the topic here is trying to establish or disprove that Western Flyer offered a Huffman made tank bike in the period btw '37-'39 and using the early style attachment gill tank..

Talk to the military bike guys---I'm told some Huffman military bikes had tanks and were painted green over their original paint

 

[Krakatoa]

Talk to the military bike guys---I'm told some Huffman military bikes had tanks and were painted green over their original paint

Sam thanks for your input, however the topic here is specifically tank bikes possibly made by Huffman for Western Flyer during the period of '37-'39.

Btw here is an ongoing project of mine...

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1943-huffman-dayton-military-bike-found.108382/

 

[stezell]

Here's my 40 Huffman built WF badged bicycle original paint underneath house paint on tank and frame, creme and dark red. I'll get to it before to long, cool post Nate.
Thanks, Sean

 

[All bikes]

I see you've narrowed down your post, I think this is a 41 figured I'd post it anyway....just picked it up an HOUR ago. I went to look at another bike and he had this, it's what I left with.

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[Krakatoa]

Just came across a recent post, the very latest....Thanks to @Pedals Past for posting~

The green bike.

Yes it is a streamline frame but the era Western Flyer paint and graphics are of interest. "Restored" and I'm wondering what it was based on.

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/huffman-super-streamlines.22538/page-9#post-954435

 

[bluetoronado]

I know it’s an old topic, but I recently picked up a 1940 WF badged Huffman. The forks are stamped 240 and the tank uses straps to secure it to the frame. Serial # is 18233 with a 3 below, and HAW to the right of the numbers.