jkent
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Model 172 stamped on the bottom bracket…
For Daytons, 1920 appears to be the "17_" series.
The 1919 Dayton "16_" series Model 162?
I have one with 162 on the bottom bracket. I now feel more confident that it is a 1919 model, since it has a "9" on it, since 162 is not a model offered in 1920 and since it seems logical that the 1919 models would have had the same sequence as the 1920 models but with a "6" where the "7" is.
In post #81 (page 9) of this thread, Flat Tire referenced 2 other bikes with the 9 and 162 on the bottom brackets.
Will someone please post 1919 model year Dayton literature with model numbers?!!
In response to post #s 239 & 241 in this thread, I now speculate that nj_shore's bottom bracket stamping may indicate that his frame is a Model 130 Dayton Roadster from 1916…
using the 1920 line up above as a guide and working backwards:
1916: 130, 131, 132, 133,...
1917: 140, 141, 142, 143,...
1918: 150, 151, 152, 153,...
1919: 160, 161, 162, 163,...
1920: 170, 171, 172, 173,…
The 1920 Model 170 Dayton Roadster
So would a model 120 be a 1915 Roadster?