Roadmaster score today

[ChicagoFlash]

I just got home with this Roadmaster score
it was listed for less then an hour
when i called and said i take the bike

this was a father son bead blasted project that wasn't going to happen
come to find out i work at the same company with the guys father
kind of cool so this is my 3rd vintage bike in 2 weeks
they were not sure what year it was 40's or 50's they thought?

i order the 2012 magazine on the Cabe so i'm flyin low and want more
bikes i hope to trade my Roadmaster 3 speed tricycle to a new friend
for more old bikes and parts - guess i'm going nuts speaking of nuts
found 2 acorns in the neck of the fork in the picture

p.s. - it's hard to see the fender braces are curved

 

[rollfaster]

I'm liking this

This will turn into a very cool build,I can feel it.keep us posted.

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

Looks like you have nice clean parts to work with.Take your time and the results will be worth it.

 

[ChicagoFlash]

serial # ID on Roadmaster

anyone know the year? shows these marks above the serial #
looks like a dash 6 and diamond
-6 <>
Serial # H31202

another question does this have a
Roadmaster Cleveland Welding brass badge
the mounting holes are 3" apart very top to very bottom
the badge was missing
Thanks for any information

 

[jpromo]

With that frame and that serial, I'd guess 1946-47. The braces appear to be curved and the fenders peaked?

Could have had any number of badges but a Roadmaster will be the most common. Any CWC badges with the shield shape will fit.

 

[frankster41]

Looks like blackout hubs could be a little earlier than that? (1946-47)

 

[ChicagoFlash]

searched the net for photos a 1940 Roadmaster looks very close

More information

has peaked fenders

fender braces have a curve to them

handle bars have a rounded look - like a D

upper & lower frame bars have a arc to them

has Davis DeLuxe Tires 26x2.125

white looking rims with black stripes

skip tooth sprockets

New Departure brakes Model D on hub Made in USA

I Love the part USA

 

[oldfart36]

Looks late 40's, congrats. Get on it ZZiron~~

 

[oldfart36]

This is my late 40's skip tooth, CWC Roadmaster. Looks like you may have the earlier sprocket, like the one on my mid 40's Goodyear bike.

ZZ, Ya got to get that work area more messy, your making me look bad

 

[jpromo]

The blackouts would make me more confident in calling it a '46. Blackout hubs were made during wartime, but since very few civilian bikes were built in wartime, they generally showed up early postwar, to deplete the stock. I had a pair of '45 Roadmasters, built right after production resumed. These bikes had a D and an F serial, so an H serial with those dropouts would scream '46 to me.

Here's a picture of my '45. CWC didn't offer any options in this period, no carriers, no tanks, nada. So everything you have is likely the complete bike. Enjoy! I love CWC products; they're solid tanks.