Gary Mc
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
1927 New Departure Coaster Brakes ad ~ Curious it still shows a Model A on the bike
1927 New Departure Coaster Brakes ad ~ KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL
I find this ad very interesting to our New Departure timeline. When you blow this 1927 ad up it is clearly a Model A on the bike. Now we know the Model A was in the catalog through 1928 yet the Model C was available as early as 1920 but the general thought is most bicycles that got New Departure hubs in 1927 got Model C's beginning in 1927. Why would New Departure do an ad in 1927 with a 24 year old run hub when a new one was available in the form of the Model C????????? Did ND not start advertising the "Improved" Model C until 1928 as I posted in an earlier 1928 ad with the "Improved" Model C? Very curious indeed!!!!!!
MY HUMBLE EDITORIAL ON THIS 1927 ND AD FEATURING BASEBALL FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: We so often forget about historical context and the times when these bicycles were built. 1927 is of particular interest to me as I am currently restoring a 1927 Stutz motor-bike built by Pope/Westfield and I like to often marvel at what was going on in the world when these great bikes were built. I am also a huge fan of baseball of our past, before performance enhancing drugs ruined my favorite "stats" driven sport, for me at least. From a baseball perspective as the picture reminded me, we marvel at these old bikes, their history, and the context of the times. This was an ad from a time, 1927, which was the year the Sultan of Swat, maybe the greatest baseball player ever, Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in the middle of his playing career. A feat accomplished only once since with Maris' 61 in 1961, without the use of performance enhancing drugs and one of the greatest feats of sports history. If I could magically be transported back in time for just one day, I can't imagine a greater day than riding a 1927 Stutz motor-bike to Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept 30, 1927 to watch the Babe hit his 60th. Can you imagine the electricity in the air that great day? Just WOW, what an era!!!!!
1927 New Departure Coaster Brakes ad ~ KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL
I find this ad very interesting to our New Departure timeline. When you blow this 1927 ad up it is clearly a Model A on the bike. Now we know the Model A was in the catalog through 1928 yet the Model C was available as early as 1920 but the general thought is most bicycles that got New Departure hubs in 1927 got Model C's beginning in 1927. Why would New Departure do an ad in 1927 with a 24 year old run hub when a new one was available in the form of the Model C????????? Did ND not start advertising the "Improved" Model C until 1928 as I posted in an earlier 1928 ad with the "Improved" Model C? Very curious indeed!!!!!!
MY HUMBLE EDITORIAL ON THIS 1927 ND AD FEATURING BASEBALL FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: We so often forget about historical context and the times when these bicycles were built. 1927 is of particular interest to me as I am currently restoring a 1927 Stutz motor-bike built by Pope/Westfield and I like to often marvel at what was going on in the world when these great bikes were built. I am also a huge fan of baseball of our past, before performance enhancing drugs ruined my favorite "stats" driven sport, for me at least. From a baseball perspective as the picture reminded me, we marvel at these old bikes, their history, and the context of the times. This was an ad from a time, 1927, which was the year the Sultan of Swat, maybe the greatest baseball player ever, Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in the middle of his playing career. A feat accomplished only once since with Maris' 61 in 1961, without the use of performance enhancing drugs and one of the greatest feats of sports history. If I could magically be transported back in time for just one day, I can't imagine a greater day than riding a 1927 Stutz motor-bike to Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept 30, 1927 to watch the Babe hit his 60th. Can you imagine the electricity in the air that great day? Just WOW, what an era!!!!!
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