Common Brand That You Never Thought You'd Buy.....But You Did!

[OSCAR...]

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Being a racer and performance minded, I grew up with the stigma of Huffy being crap bikes. This one year only, Huffman made 1939 Firestone Flying Ace has opened my eyes. I have a few old Huffys awaiting a new life. They may get bumped up in the list.

Nice bike Amigo......

 

[Boris]

Yep!
Shelby.
But, like I said in the other thread, the one for me popped up, and I liked what I saw.
My opinion of the brand has changed dramatically once I gave it a try.
You know what they say?
Once you go Shelby, you never go back.

They always seemed overdone to me, but I really liked the way this one looked, and it's built like a battleship. Real nice ride too. Still don't think I'll be buying any of those fancy models though.

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

Nice bike Amigo......

Thank you!

 

[Boris]

eye once heard a rumor bout shelby bicycle talk in tongue ....are your ears open Boris?????

Just one, the other one has a Shelby tongue stuck in it.

 

[vincev]

I never thought I would buy this treasure for $175 but it spoke to me and told me how most of his relatives were at the bottom of the ocean and he needed a home.I am glad he came with me because he makes all my friends laugh when we had too many beers.He is a natural comedian...........

 

[OSCAR...]

I never thought I would buy this treasure for $175 but it spoke to me and told me how most of his relatives were at the bottom of the ocean and he needed a home.I am glad he came with me because he makes all my friends laugh when we had too many beers.He is a natural comedian...........View attachment 953108

The front fender reminds Me my dad IMPALA. (1964/SS) THE CAR REAR HAVE @ TIRE SKIRT, THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I CAN'T STOP LOOKING YOUR BIKE AMIGO.........

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Yep!
Shelby.
But, like I said in the other thread, the one for me popped up, and I liked what I saw.
My opinion of the brand has changed dramatically once I gave it a try.
You know what they say?
Once you go Shelby, you never go back.

Nice bike my friend

 

[cyclonecoaster.com]

See post 21 for picture

 

[the tinker]

I searched the photos but I can't find a picture of it. I don't think I ever took one. It was the 1985 re-pop green Columbia. After I got it home and really looked it over, I wanted to kick myself for buying it. I tried selling it at swaps and no one wanted it.
I seen this tired Shelby at a swap, that this fellow paid, I believe 600 for. I wouldn't have paid 600 for it, maybe 300 at the most. I brought the Columbia over to him and said, "In stead of fixing up that turd of a Shelby, I'll trade you for this." He took the Columbia and I got the Shelby. I still have it and it's a great bike.

At the swap

After I fixed the old boy up

So, the deal ended well. I kid you not, this bike rides great, I just love it. The neat thing about it was others had looked this bike over at the swap and passed on it because the price was high and it looked so rough. The moment I seen it, I knew I could make the old boy look good again. I have a set of chrome fenders I may put on it.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Bought a d sold the same day

 

[Oilit]

They always seemed overdone to me, but I really liked the way this one looked, and it's built like a battleship. Real nice ride too. Still don't think I'll be buying any of those fancy models though.

Why not? You know about the guy who wanted to be buried with all his money? So his wife wrote a check and dropped it in the coffin.