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Early morning Pre-War Shelby Find!

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From some limited research I've done working on this Shelby, they started using that chain ring around '38ish which also corellates with 'N' serial number.
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TC. This is a really cool Shelby you found. Seems in the late 30's there were some strange low-volume bikes made like this one, not sporting the typical Shelby frame designs you usually see, and it sports the swoopy truss rod setup. Seldom seen frame & I like it alot!! It would be fun to find some advertising for it. Looking forward to you cleaning it up.skpc
 
Just to update you guys i have some more pics....mostly some detail shots and the serial number. Also the rear hub is New Departure Model D.
First pic is the serial which is V 764903.
Other pics are the wicked cool riveted fender braces and the killer brass horn....
Also I thought the rack mount warranted a pic because it seemed uncommon to me.

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Thought i would update this thread.
I decided it was finally time to blow this beauty apart and rebuild the mechanics and shine up that paint.
As you can see, alot of elbow grease later and this sucker shined up slicker than a used car salesman!
im got a set of clay red tires ive been dying to use on something and this is the one!
Stay tuned...

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Nice score, I love it. Amazing what is still buried in garages and basements under tons of junk.
Last year I saw a couple of tank bikes partially covered by tarps and boxes in a garage having a yard sale. I asked the old guy about the bikes and told me his Phantoms were not for sale.
 
Nice score, I love it. Amazing what is still buried in garages and basements under tons of junk.
Last year I saw a couple of tank bikes partially covered by tarps and boxes in a garage having a yard sale. I asked the old guy about the bikes and told me his Phantoms were not for sale.
I find them all the time....whether I get them or not is another story. Lol! I personally know of a handful of hidden bikes around my town Im just hoping to one day get the "the call" on....
 
Looks great. Thinking now that maybe the rack and guard could have been added close to the time it was bought? 37-39.
Stem is similar to the one on my 37-ish Shelby. Maybe just peds, grips and rear wheel are replacements.
 
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Looks great. Thinking now that maybe the rack and guard could have been added close to the time it was bought? 37-39.
Stem is similar to the one on my 37-ish Shelby. Maybe just peds, grips and rear wheel are replacements.
According to the one-owner family, the bike has looked like this (except for the tires) as long as they can remember and they were older than me. The pedals, grips and tires were added later on by a well-meaning (but not mechanical) family member. The drop center wheels are both exactly the same and the rear hub is an early New Departure oiler type pre-39 “small brake arm” style, so i believe these to be original as far as i can tell. Turns out the bars are Torrington as well....

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