Sunday's Show and Tell... 2/25/24

[39Rocket]

Never before seen by anyone but Jerry Nelson who removed them from Alexander’s shop, myself and my son but NOW on public display is an ORIGINAL rocket bike jig used to make the frame and fork, and original unused frame rails from a rocket bike! Nothing else like this exists for any other type of bike! We are so excited to have these in our museum for public display! 48538 van dyke Shelby Township Michigan Tuesday through Saturday 9-3.

 

[Hobo Bill]

eye got plates that I've had for30 + years

 

[WillWork4Parts]

I told my self no more Tamiya cars . That being said this one looks like it wasn’t even ran and was $25 at an estate sale. I also got this cool ford wrench for $2 and a rare leather ET for $2 .

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The grasshopper I had as a kid was THE best! So good, it disappeared.

 

[Mark Mattei]

Hi Juvela, I think you’re pretty close at 53, to the best of my knowledge, it’s a 1954 Buick Skylark. Never heard the story about JFK before.

 

[redline1968]

A new addition to the collection! Congrats.

Thank you.. teach her on collecting bikes

 

[Rusty72]

Got my tall tank back from Tom Clark.
Gonna be building an early custom Excelsior.
And got this project from Chris Hammonds.

 

[juvela]

Hi Juvela, I think you’re pretty close at 53, to the best of my knowledge, it’s a 1954 Buick Skylark. Never heard the story about JFK before.

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Thank you!

IIRC the JFK machine may have been a Roadmaster...but doona quote me!

never heard any details about how long he was in Palo Alto; '53 would have been well beyond typical undergrad age for him

thanks very much for sharing your finds from the event

as recalled there is/was a similar one held in Stanton, California regularly

have been away from the IPMS for a few decades so am very much behind on such matters...


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[juvela]

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when one opens the little door is the interior found to be packed with shredded wood?


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[Rusty72]

Sorry don’t understand your question

 

[Fritz Katzenjammer]

A new tool roll to tuck behind the seat of the Gazelle, made to fit by a friend with more talent than I…