"MOULTON - Special" 1930's track bike

[corbettclassics]

I found this bike in all red - someone decided to spray can it several times. I decided to start sanding away to see what might be underneath all that red paint. I found MANY colors and finally down to the original script - "Moulton Special". Built by a guy in the San Diego area in the 1930's, these are quite rare today.

I decided to go white and and had some decals made up. Then I lug lined it and it turned out to be a nice bike. Has a pretty short wheelbase. Still needed some final pin striping after these pics.

Factory drilled out rear dropouts just like the early Durkopp's.

 

[fat tire trader]

Your bike and photos appear to belong to Classic Cycle on Bainbridge Island in Washington. Your location is listed as Southern California. Did you sell your bike to them?

http://classiccycleus.com/home/repair/museum-bikes-1945-to-1979/#

 

[corbettclassics]

Your bike and photos appear to belong to Classic Cycle on Bainbridge Island in Washington. Your location is listed as Southern California. Did you sell your bike to them?

http://classiccycleus.com/home/repair/museum-bikes-1945-to-1979/#

The photos (-ALL of them) are taken in my room etc.. I sold the bike to Jeff and he had it pin-striped and completed it with his own parts.

It looks as though Jeff used a couple of my photos that were taken in my back yard.

 

[fat tire trader]

NIce! I need to put his shop on my to visit list and on my museum page
http://fattiretrading.com/museums.html

 

[corbettclassics]

I have lots of photos of all his shops. I've been to 4 or 5 of his shops over the last 15 yrs or more. They are always displayed like a museum inside. Fun to visit if you ever get a chance. We have more fun at his house going through all the memorabilia though.