Cleveland Welding S/N Project...See Page 58 Post 576 for chart

[fat tire trader]

Reading about @Just Jeff 's Roadmaster Cycle Truck project and its serial number made me want to look at my 3 CT frames.

CWC truck project | Project Rides

Because I need more projects… Found this CWC truck last weekend on offer up. It’s got a lot of wrong/missing parts but it just spoke to me. So, here it is before I get to work on it. Going to be a slow build, but I’ll post when I get thing done. Really low “D” serial number which is kind of...

thecabe.com

Mine and Jeff's and the others that I have found on the cabe all start with a D. The presence of black out parts on my almost complete bike seems to confirm, based on the chart here that they are 1945s.

Does anyone have a Roadmaster Cycle Truck with a serial number that does not start with a D?

Does anyone have any literature?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[billyjones]

1953 - says right on it - good info here

Source - https://vintageamericanbicycles.com/index.php/cleveland-welding-co-roadmaster/

 

[Skiroule69]

Here's my newest addition. Serial number D68651.

 

[Skiroule69]

 

[elginkid]

H30841 - 1941 Production, but it seems to have the carryover of the 1940 chainguard, but the H should be early ‘41 production anyway.

 

[Oilit]

According to Phil's list, this one dates to early 1951, just before AMF bought the company. I've seen earlier versions of the headlight bracket that were forged in one piece with the fork, this version looks like it would be simpler and cheaper to make. A couple pictures of the earlier part are posted in this thread:

Identified - Middleweight AMF with older front end? | WHAT IS THIS THING?

This was an FBM and at first glance is a 1956 Jet Pilot, but a closer look reveals that the front end came off (I'm guessing) an older CWC. Does anybody recognize what this fork and light came from?

thecabe.com

 

[billyjones]

I love these. Restoring a 53 now.

 

[mhustek]

I know you guys get this all the time but can you confirm the year on this Hawthorne MW bicycle for me?

 

[GTs58]

E serial with ACw= 1950

 

[mhustek]

Thank you very much.