Columbia Firebolt Project

[Wayne Adam]

Dan Mahoney...1962

Hey Dan, nice Firebolt, but yours is definately a 1962, not a '61.
Yours has the newer style tank & lights. 1961 was the last year for the larger rounded tank like mine.
All of the tanks up until 1961 also have the "Ding Dong" bell inside the tank with a large button, not a horn.
Wayne

 

[jd56]

So mine Wayne ( the black 64) is not a 64 but a 61?

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[jd56]

Just to clarify I thought it was a 61 but, I had it listed in my gallery as a 64....you know you have too many bikes when you can't keep track of the years they are.....lol

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[Dan Mahoney]

"... but yours is definately a 1962, not a '61..."

I double checked my serial number with Ken Koval's list. I had a brain cramp. My bike is a '63 (M585264). I pulled out my file on the bike and of course I had it as a '63 - just spaced out on the year. I have a really nice Columbia catalogue that shows this bike just as mine is configured - as well as school desks, unicycles and some pretty funny pix of exercise bikes. Unfortunately there is no year or copyright info anywhere.

 

[Intense One]

Columbia Firebolt Project.

Sixty-one or sixty-four, "Twenty-five or Six to Four", it's still a really cool bike! Nice find. Hoping to find a nice one like that locally!

 

[Wayne Adam]

Old tank vs. New

The old rounded tank ran from '59 to '61, the new tank like yours ran from I believe '62 until '64 or '65...Wayne

 

[jagutierrez]

firebolt

does anyone know where I can find the chain guard for a firebolt? Looking for one to restore one of my bikes