Ladies Dayton Streamline

[Strings-n-Spokes]

I believe the wheelset is original. The pedals spin nicely.

 

[Freqman1]

A good start on a rare bike. V/r Shawn

 

[tech549]

this is the first womans streamline I have seen,nice!

 

[bikewhorder]

That's an ambitious project. Good Luck!

 

[cyclingday]

Cool find!
I like the paint scheme.
Let us know, if there is a recess under the Delta Defender for the built in tailight.

 

[catfish]

Nice find!

 

[pedal_junky]

That's an ambitious project. Good Luck!

Saw it on the Instagram machine if it's the same one. Apparently this bike had been listed for 15 days without anyone noticing. Got it for less than a song.

 

[Strings-n-Spokes]

It is the same bike better pics and yes it was on Craigslist for an unreasonable amount of time. Bozeman is 200 miles away and I couldn't get him to bring the bike to me. I was finally able to have someone pick it up.

cyclingday I am not sure where I should look for the recess. Under the taillight base?

 

[cyclingday]

Yes.
The plate that is mounted to the back fender is the base of a Delta Defender tailight.
Those early Huffman Safety Streamlines had a built in tailight, that was recessed into the back fender.
It used the same celluloid lens as a Delta Defender, but had its own bezel that was contoured into the fender.
I'm just curious if this bike has that feature hidden underneath the base of the Defender chassis?
I'm sure it probably does, but I do remember a bike a few years ago that had the embossing in the fender, but it never had the light provision.
Kind of a transitional thing when they were switching over to the Defender type of external tailight.
It would be interesting to see if yours is the same way.
The battery box mounted behind the seat tube is a good indication that this bike was a 1936 ladies model Safety Streamline.

 

[Joe Buffardi]

I really love it!