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Dayton Huffman Manufacturing
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Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Input:
Chain ring looks Westfield;
Fork looks Snyder;
Huffman replacements available on eBay presently.
Advice:
When painting a green bike, first use green primer.
Lose the banana seat and sissy-bar.
Chain ring looks Westfield;
Fork looks Snyder;
Huffman replacements available on eBay presently.
Advice:
When painting a green bike, first use green primer.
Lose the banana seat and sissy-bar.
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Mercian
I live for the CABE
Hi Andrew,
And Thanks for the reply. The photos you've put up answer most of my questions. If you ever get the opportunity to look, the rear Morrow hub has a date code on it, probably either L1-4, or M1-4. Here is my hub showing an M2 date:
L = 1941, M = 1942, and the number is the quarter it was made. So this M2 hub was made April to June 1943. Normally the hub was made a few months before the bike.
If you do decide to sell, I'm sure there will be several interested here, including me, so please don't hesitate to contact us.
If you decide to restore it, again, there are several here with experience, and we are happy to answer questions.
Best Regards,
Adrian
And Thanks for the reply. The photos you've put up answer most of my questions. If you ever get the opportunity to look, the rear Morrow hub has a date code on it, probably either L1-4, or M1-4. Here is my hub showing an M2 date:
L = 1941, M = 1942, and the number is the quarter it was made. So this M2 hub was made April to June 1943. Normally the hub was made a few months before the bike.
If you do decide to sell, I'm sure there will be several interested here, including me, so please don't hesitate to contact us.
If you decide to restore it, again, there are several here with experience, and we are happy to answer questions.
Best Regards,
Adrian
Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Does this girls fork look like it might work, if cut down?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...re-Bicycle-forks-Huffman-Dayton/312354774160/
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...re-Bicycle-forks-Huffman-Dayton/312354774160/
Tomato John
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hello. I emailed the seller about a date stamp and he could not find one. I don’t know when Huffman stopped stamping their forks but it seems the one listed is a little too new to be appropriate for a G519. John
Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Does this youth's chain ring look like it might work, just for easier pedaling?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HU...CKET-SKIP-TOOTH-METEOR-3-PEDALS/322457941866/
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HU...CKET-SKIP-TOOTH-METEOR-3-PEDALS/322457941866/
Mercian
I live for the CABE
Hi All,
The Columbia 'Coffin' type ring on the bike looks to be from a Columbia G519, so is the correct size, just replaced at some stage, possibly during its military service. Personally I would leave it be until an original Huffman one came along. The crank and pedals are incorrect, but suitable ones are not too hard to find.
The 'correct' fork would be difficult to find, it is the early Huffman G519 type, so the supports for the rods are welded to it, rather than as a separate bracket on later Huffmans, and all Columbia's. Again, if it were me, I'd probably find and fit a later fork and bracket (not too hard) then keep watch for the correct fork.
There are a lot of parts missing to convert it back to a G519, but most of the really difficult parts (other than the fork, which is a real pity) are still there.
Best Regards,
Adrian
The Columbia 'Coffin' type ring on the bike looks to be from a Columbia G519, so is the correct size, just replaced at some stage, possibly during its military service. Personally I would leave it be until an original Huffman one came along. The crank and pedals are incorrect, but suitable ones are not too hard to find.
The 'correct' fork would be difficult to find, it is the early Huffman G519 type, so the supports for the rods are welded to it, rather than as a separate bracket on later Huffmans, and all Columbia's. Again, if it were me, I'd probably find and fit a later fork and bracket (not too hard) then keep watch for the correct fork.
There are a lot of parts missing to convert it back to a G519, but most of the really difficult parts (other than the fork, which is a real pity) are still there.
Best Regards,
Adrian
Phattread
'Lil Knee Scuffer
My research showed the same on the chain ring, it is Columbia and war time G 519. The biggest thing on the forks are going to be war time G 519 most likely will be welded as opposed to brazed, along with those tabs. I have to refer to Adrian on the truth to that though, I could be wrong.
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