Every time I went to visit my aunt and uncle on their farm in Minnesota I would mention that I really wanted to get the 2 old bikes they had stored in the old grainery. Well, this year I finally had a vehicle to bring them back to California. I've been researching my uncle's bike as I've started the teardown and it seems to be a May-Aug '47 CWC (ID C21285) that was rebadged by National Cooperatives, Inc. The badge is really rough but someone seems to have made a few replicas so I'll be able to proudly display the bike's agricultural roots. I originally thought I would just make it road worthy and preserve the patina but after I turned it upside down I discovered that it used to be maroon. So now I'm leaning towards a restoration as close to original as possible. Of course that means I need to find another example to see what it might have had as a two-tone. As a newby to the hobby I have a couple of questions.
1. What's the thread spool on the handlebar for?
2. What would be a ballpark value on the bike before and after restoraton?
1. What's the thread spool on the handlebar for?
2. What would be a ballpark value on the bike before and after restoraton?
