ricobike
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Since I'm a bit taller (6' 1"), I've always been intrigued by the King Size American. A bike made for me! So over the years, when I've seen them at swap meets, I've bought them. Most have them have just been bare frames or basket cases that I figured i would build up into riders which I've done with a couple.
So the other day I thought I would look up the serial numbers on the frames to find out their build dates. Out of 4 frames, this is what I found:
C228395 - Mar 15, 1962 - Blue
C228599 - Mar 15, 1962 - Black
C228831 - Mar 15, 1962 - Black
B322774 - Feb 11, 1963 - Black
Notice any similarities? I guess it makes sense that since the frame was a low production frame and probably required some retooling to make that they had runs of them on specific days. It just seems like an odd coincidence out of such a low number of frames, that all of the 62's I have were built on the same day. I'm wondering if others that have King Size Americans have similar serial numbers on their frames.
Anybody care to share their KSA serials?
So the other day I thought I would look up the serial numbers on the frames to find out their build dates. Out of 4 frames, this is what I found:
C228395 - Mar 15, 1962 - Blue
C228599 - Mar 15, 1962 - Black
C228831 - Mar 15, 1962 - Black
B322774 - Feb 11, 1963 - Black
Notice any similarities? I guess it makes sense that since the frame was a low production frame and probably required some retooling to make that they had runs of them on specific days. It just seems like an odd coincidence out of such a low number of frames, that all of the 62's I have were built on the same day. I'm wondering if others that have King Size Americans have similar serial numbers on their frames.
Anybody care to share their KSA serials?
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