My 42 Westfield FB marketplace find.

[HUFFMANBILL]

Your bike is very early 1942 and if you are certain that the OD paint is original from the factory, I believe that it is definitely possible that those are the original rims that were stock items remaining from pre-war factory supplies used on your G519. Also, since the rear wheel has a bendix shift hub and not the correct Eclipse Machine Div. 36-10 Hub, it is also possible that your rear chrome rim, at least, is post war with WWII surplus paint over the chrome. From the shade of blue paint in your pics, which look a lot like early post 1947 USAF strata blue, it is also possible that your bike could have been a WWII junker that was rebult/ restored by someone in the Air Force useing correct/non-correct parts for their use on base. I have a very early 1942 Huffman s/n D50158 677, which I believe was rebuilt circa late 1940's for this same purpose and repainted Strata Blue with yellow chromate markings. At any rate yours is an interesting example.

Regards,
Bill

 

[Goldslinger]

So today I went to a automotive swap meet today to find some Willy’s parts. But ended up with one reflector for the Jeep and a whole ton of bike parts. I picked up this Miami to use for parts for my Columbia. I believe it is a 41 . It is very similar to my g519. The frame is very close except for the straight bar . Plus I picked up a nos handle bar. Here are some pics.