Help With Bike Identification Please

[Dave M]

Probably not on the correct thread. Just signed up
and not sure how things work. Just posted a pic of an American Flyer that was brought over to my shop. The owner got it from a customer. I overhauled both hubs, BB, headset, new rubber, and replaced a spoke.
2 unique things about this bike:
1. tank goes past the seat tube,
2. Has 5 stays/struts that go down to the each side of the front wheel.

Does anyone have an idea of the year of this bicycle?

Thanks!

 

[bike]

dp harris bike makers of rollfast prob ~1941 others will chime in

 

[fordmike65]

Looks to be about a 40, smaller 18" frame. Looks to be a pretty deluxe, similar to my '41.

 

[fordmike65]

This looks very similar to yours' There were several models that used that same frame/tank/etc.

 

[ccmerz]

D P Harris built Rollfast '53 ish

 

[fordmike65]

D P Harris built Rollfast '53 ish

Huh??

 

[fordmike65]

Another similar bike also equipped with the Snyder springer.

 

[WetDogGraphix]

The front springer is not put together right and it will ride bad.....both of these bikes are wrong.

Here's what it's supposed to be.....

 

[Adamtinkerer]

Snyder was the factory, Harris owned the Rollfast brand. They began stamping the 2 digit year in reverse on the BB sometime in 1940. So a '40's Snyder would be stamped 04, 14, 24, etc.