Monark Super Deluxe Questions

[falconer]

Thank you, I will post serial. Just to be sure. What makes mine a 48?

 

[oldfart36]

Thank you, I will post serial. Just to be sure. What makes mine a 48?

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Check my previous post, I added a pic of one of my 49 survivors.

 

[oldfart36]

Thank you, I will post serial. Just to be sure. What makes mine a 48?

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Look closely in your black and white pic. Tail light and bumper are seperate. they only did that in 48.

My 48 survivor, notice rear end.

 

[falconer]

Excellent, thanks for all the info and clarification

 

[Archie Sturmer]

A few bikes in this thread; one red (OP), one green, one purple and one b/w photo.

Wonder if the model numbers had anything to do with the dates, (or vice versa); would a model 4408 (green) be from 1948, and the originally posted red model 4406 be from 1946?

And what might have been the model name or names for the model numbers 440-X?

 

[MrMonark13]

I have a 1947 step-thru Super Deluxe that never had the rear bumper or front shroud

 

[falconer]

Yes, 47 didn’t have either

 

[Monarkman]

Been watching This thread for a bit now. The bike is a 47 that has been repainted. Below is one of my 47 original paint survivors without headlight and front brace. 47 was really the 1st year Monark started introducing the Super Deluxe style.

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Did you purchase this from a guy in Western Massachusetts about 20 years ago?

 

[Monarkman]

Can any Monark people give me some help? I bought this a while ago as a Monark SD but I'm having doubts. It looks like there never was a SD head shroud or typical SD rear bumper reflector housing and no chrome rear rack shroud. Did the early SD's come without those accessories?
I narrowed the year down via the serial number to 1947 thanks to a Monark list @the tinker posted years ago (thanksTinker!). Does that seem reasonable? On the same list it stated if the horn button is on the right side then its a 1948-49-50. I am willing to call it a 47 to 50 , just wondering if any of you smarties out there had some feedback. Thanks in advance!

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Definitely looks like a 1947 to me. Based on original ads, the cheese grater carrier and head shroud arrived on the 48 model.

I haven’t seen too many “Deluxe” models of that era, only Super Deluxe

 

[Monarkman]

I've talked to people that worked at Monark and from what I was told, it was a pretty crazy place to work. Folks didn't exactly get along. What else is new? Lots of shortages those years, as war restrictions and metal shortages didn't end in '46. More restrictions came up for Korea. I've seen those Monarks with plastic shrouds. Everything got used and leftover parts were never wasted. As a result, many bikes of that period have mix-matched parts on them. Enjoy your Monark, it's a survivor and I love it!

Wow! That’s awesome to talk to folks that actually worked there.