Perfect Patina Matches

[cyclingday]

This bike was originally found incomplete, so each successive owner has added what they could find.
When the original color tank showed up on eBay, I knew, it was a match made in Heaven.
The only thing left to find now, is an original paint rack.

1937 Firestone Fleetwood Supreme.

 

[Tim the Skid]

larock65 hit it out of the park when he scored this tank for his C model last year...

 

[saladshooter]

Although this light may not of left the factory with this '38 Hawthorne Twin Bar. I think it's a match made in bicycle heaven.

 

[Jdddrigot]

Although this light may not of left the factory with this '38 Hawthorne Twin Bar. I think it's a match made in bicycle heaven.

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I am the lucky new owner of this bike. In Ft Collins, Colorado and plan on making it my brewery bike.

 

[TRM]

Sometimes you just have to make your own match.

 

[Autocycleplane]

Perfect matched pair.

 

[BWbiker]

This '40 Firestone was complete minus the hard parts, tank, rack and seat. The bike came from Wisconsin, the rack- Idaho, was florescent orange (had to strip and patina back). The tank- North Dakota, seat- Southern California. Detail parts like the NOS grips came from the Midwest, and California. Well traveled bike! Rides like it was meant to be.....

 

[Jay81]

I recently found this original paint tank for my Rollfast.

 

[nick1985]

I bought this red JC Higgins tank from the US before I even owned a bike. While searching ebay UK for old junk I stumbled across a red JC Higgins bicycle!!! I couldn't believe my luck as these bikes are very hard to find in the UK so to find a matching bike to the tank I already owned was like winning the lottery haha

Since taking this photo I have also found the matching rack

Please ignore the dodgy seat cover and pedals, they have now been replaced =)

 

[saladshooter]

I added the light, bars, stem and grips to this bike. I think they go great together. I added the tank as well, not quite a perfect patina match, but a cool contrast.