Post pics of your "Fastback" zep-Hawthorne or rollfast

[Balloonoob]

Got hacked up brazing job by someone

 

[eddie_bravo]

1936-Hawthorne


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[WetDogGraphix]

It's just too small for me.....

 

[Balloonoob]

It's just too small for me.....

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The truss rods headlight combo looks great

 

[Balloonoob]

Snyder built

Okay so it's not a zep but looks like all the rest of the bikes in this thread. I dig the lines of these frames.
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1939 Peerless

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I dig the plate

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Last one I had , 36 Rollfast badged Cyrus

 

[Balloonoob]

1939 Rollfaster

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Is that a Hawthorne chainguard original to the bike? Nice ride.

 

[Balloonoob]

So @frankandpam posts a pic today of what looks like an original paint '37 Zep that has the high arching truss rods and built in dropstand ears. My '37 Zep has these same features although it is restored. The guy that restored my bike was the late Mike Mech and I spoke to him for a while about this bike. His claim was that it was a fairly complete, but very crusty bike and started as a real Zep. According to what has been posted before these are the frame characteristics by year:
1936: no dropstand ears, collet seat post
1937: no dropstand ears, regular seat post
1938-1941: dropstand ears, regular seatpost

I will add that the '37 Zeps I've seen with no dropstand ears have the flat, angular truss rods. I'm just wondering if at some point in '37 production of the Zep they switched frames? @rustjunkie what do you say?
V/r Shawn


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Yez @rustjunkie what say you? Btw Shawn killer restoration. Love the bike.

 

[Balloonoob]

Wait are these the same bike @Hawthornecrazy @frankandpam ? After looking at every bike on this thread this one is my favorite. I like @rustjunkie bike too. Bobbed rear fender and no front fender and all. Only 2 bikes other than mine have chrome fenders on this thread so I think i will chrome out my chainguard to match. Love these Snyder built bikes. Keep em coming!

 

[tech549]

this thread has been dead for awhile,here is mine,all original paint ,hawthorne 39?