SHELBY help with the year

[RUDY CONTRATTI]

Stumped on this The serial # is K145337,,Baged Traveler,,with a 3 and a half inch head tube Checked the files here the best I could??THANKS

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Picture makes it hard to see.
There are early and late “K” serials.
The short head tube has me thinking earlier about early 1930’s for a 26” transitional design or perhaps earlier if it’s a 28”.
Could be a diamond frame?

Saw the pictures on the other thread.
Looks like an early 1930’s motorbike but the smaller 300 frame. The more common 5” head tube was for the taller 350 frame, in one advertisement.

Seen a couple of these on a Shelby serial numbers thread (short). Maybe measure the seat tube (mast)?
@slick
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/d...-bi-plane-lindy-tank-decal.34927/#post-188505

 

[cds2323]

Rudy,
Post a pic of the frame and perhaps I can help. The page Archie posted is one I posted, I have others. It’s from a 1934 Shelby catalog. Yours looks to be an early Ballooner (based on the fork in the background) and the K puts it around 34 if it is.

 

[RUDY CONTRATTI]

Copy that ,,good lookin out ,,sorry its hangin from a backhoe bucket ,,and yet another photo of the tank

 

[cds2323]

Really nice bike. I believe it is the ST300 in the page posted above. I wish I had a better copy but this was how info was shared pre-internet. Unfortunately the Xerox is really poor, I’ve seen the original and remember the tank graphic shown on yours. Pretty sure yours is from 34 or early 35.
Is that a Morrow rear hub? If so maybe the date code on that will help.