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Sunday Night Show and Tell, So what did we find this week?

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PhattCatBicycles

Wore out three sets of tires already!
Here it is the end of Winter and summer is just aroud the corer. I hope that wherever you live that you had good weather to find some cool old bicycle finds. Lets hear about it and remember to post a few photos and tell us the story on how and where you found your find. LOL
 
I sold an Elgin project last night so I was looking to pick up something new. I knew for a while about a guy that was supposed to be thinning out a pretty nice collection so I gave him a ring. He had a pretty nice Columbia 5-Star Superb that I was interested in so I decided to take my kid on the nearly 6 hour round trip to check it out. I was totally over whelmed by the quality bikes he had and decided to take home a few. Didnt have enough room or cash to take home that 5-Star so I guess I'll have to go back :D


Any help with dates or info on the Mercury and Western Flyer would e greatly appreciated

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Unknown year original paint? Western Flyer
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Unknown year OG paint? Mercury
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My daughter was hovering around this the whole time so I had to grab it :D '55 BF Goodrich badged Starlet
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Higgins Franken-Bike. Started life as a girls Jetflow then had gender reassignment :lol: This will be parted out to help build up some funds to go back for more.
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Just one this week....like I needed another.
This was listed for 400, got it for less than 1/4 of that.
Was able to ask a fairly new member motorama55 to pick up the bike and store it for a while until I can go get it. 10 hrs round trip is just not in the cards right now. Thanks Rick.

1967 Western Flyer Cosmic Flyer. Not much to look at as a painted "Spaceliner" styled bike goes but, I needed some of the parts. Yeah I'm probably parting this one out, hard to beleive but, a good possibility.
Unless someone has the dual switch panel for this tanklight. The headlight switch is broke off.

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Oh and hope you get all you wish for Bri....nice finds.
 
Got this last week but finished the refurb. this week, mostly. Got some work to do on the seat and trying to get some replacement pedals.

Before/After...

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Not really actively looking but I did find a Rollfast spoke wrench for 10$ in an antique shop. Park still makes one like this that sells for 40$. Mead catalogs from the early teens show one like this described as "the old reliable nipple-grip known to all repair men. " So I guess the design was old then.
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I also picked up a 1948 Goodyear Marathon (Westfield) that a friend found for 40$ at a garage sale awhile ago. I get to refurbish it for him in trade for other bike parts.
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I was a very determined buyer with this Colson on ebay this past week.
Now the Supercruiser from American Pickers and '41 Imperial grillnose parts are coming together, both complete...
Chris
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This week find

I got hold of these 2 bikes this week 1952 Schwinn Panther on Tues. and Ross apollo 5 sp. on Sunday. Ross will clean up real nice.
Tony
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