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Sunday's Show and Tell...3/30/25
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riding my 42 defense model Bf Goodrich
Wife loves bikes in the 450sq ft house….Looks good! Bruh, let the saddle sleep in the house next time
Nashman
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Toy car repair shop this week. Be creative or be unsatisfied. I bought an Astro Turbine jet battery op toy car (runs with a bap...bap...bappp motor sound, then stops, bapps......off again) and the lights ( 2/ 1 middle/1 back are supposed to work/seller said rear one did, not when it arrived) are pooched, obviously been opened up ( not by me) looks sloppy, not that everything I do is 100%.
Perhaps the bulbs were replaced with low volts/cooked. Not wise to bend those tabs again, so won't. The nose cone ( probably hit a wall/popped off when new) was replaced ( pretty good job) and I just didn't like it. Too open, too jagged. Tin snipped a '57 Ford parts grill for inside. Pics are factory ( from website, not mine) then before and after mine.
The blue '59 Caddy needed some love too.. The cream/yellow '54 Caddy needed a bath, and is a high mileage, ( looks nice with my all original 2 tone '59) but cool.
The Coffee '60 Ford Galaxie is really complete, looks good ( equally worn, like me) with my '55. The '60 is a cruder model ( litho trim) but still a nice model with amazing details. I had to buzz size down some doner Ford hupcaps/ wheel rubber really dry so that went so/so. "No riders" decals in the front windows both cars are neat OG. Too much time on my hands? Perhaps.
Waiting for nice weather ( we got snow on Thursday/dang..) so busy hands or go nuts. My old Honda Accord actually got in the garage ( a 1st for a newer car) as my '58 Poncho is at my buddies shop getting new coil springs, etc. It doesn't sit out in the snow ( or driven), and in his shop at night. There is a pretty big "to do list" on it, so his 2 bay shop has it in and out in the day. I drove a '58 Pontiac in the Winter back in the 70's!
Perhaps the bulbs were replaced with low volts/cooked. Not wise to bend those tabs again, so won't. The nose cone ( probably hit a wall/popped off when new) was replaced ( pretty good job) and I just didn't like it. Too open, too jagged. Tin snipped a '57 Ford parts grill for inside. Pics are factory ( from website, not mine) then before and after mine.
The blue '59 Caddy needed some love too.. The cream/yellow '54 Caddy needed a bath, and is a high mileage, ( looks nice with my all original 2 tone '59) but cool.
The Coffee '60 Ford Galaxie is really complete, looks good ( equally worn, like me) with my '55. The '60 is a cruder model ( litho trim) but still a nice model with amazing details. I had to buzz size down some doner Ford hupcaps/ wheel rubber really dry so that went so/so. "No riders" decals in the front windows both cars are neat OG. Too much time on my hands? Perhaps.
Waiting for nice weather ( we got snow on Thursday/dang..) so busy hands or go nuts. My old Honda Accord actually got in the garage ( a 1st for a newer car) as my '58 Poncho is at my buddies shop getting new coil springs, etc. It doesn't sit out in the snow ( or driven), and in his shop at night. There is a pretty big "to do list" on it, so his 2 bay shop has it in and out in the day. I drove a '58 Pontiac in the Winter back in the 70's!
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Nashman
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Cool hats and Godzilla. Funny, I saw a guy ( older than me, I'll be 68 next month) wearing a neat vintage hat today and thought I might look better under a good vintage ( besides my baseball style assortment) hat driving in some of my 50's/60's cars. Not much hair left, all white, lame pony tail so anything is an improvement! Ha!!
Bike from the Dead
I live for the CABE
On Tuesday, I did some more trading with the same friend I got my last batch of fresh finds from, and let's just say "March Madness" doesn't mean the same thing for me that it does for everyone else. Once again, he traded me a bunch of stuff in exchange for a small number of bikes and parts I had that he was interested in. He needed to free up some space quickly, so he was okay with bringing back less than he had before. He got this Western Flyer I was planning on turning into a pig bike, a mini OCC Stingray chopper (minus the fork,) more fenders, and a few other parts I can't think of at the moment.
And just like last time, he sent me some photos of what he did with the bike he got from me! He put on a seat pan, some 24" Schwinn fenders, and a fork he got from me, flipped the handlebars, threw on some whitewalls, tightened the spokes, and just made it into a wicked cruiser! He's even got me thinking about another rusty red bike I have and what I could do with it!
I was surprised by just how much I got from this guy! Not only did I get a bunch of good parts and parts-donors, but I even got a few new projects to work on as well! What's funny is that we ended up trading back a few things we got from each other in the past, like those Schwinn chain guards! I'm especially excited about the Aerobee frame, Angel Rock banana seat, and that Murray twin-tube frame with the raked headset!
We ended up spending a few hours just talking bikes and hanging out that evening. That was time well-spent!
And just like last time, he sent me some photos of what he did with the bike he got from me! He put on a seat pan, some 24" Schwinn fenders, and a fork he got from me, flipped the handlebars, threw on some whitewalls, tightened the spokes, and just made it into a wicked cruiser! He's even got me thinking about another rusty red bike I have and what I could do with it!
I was surprised by just how much I got from this guy! Not only did I get a bunch of good parts and parts-donors, but I even got a few new projects to work on as well! What's funny is that we ended up trading back a few things we got from each other in the past, like those Schwinn chain guards! I'm especially excited about the Aerobee frame, Angel Rock banana seat, and that Murray twin-tube frame with the raked headset!
We ended up spending a few hours just talking bikes and hanging out that evening. That was time well-spent!
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Spring has sprung! Look at all the bikes this week, love it!
I fell into the Season/addiction as well and grabbed these two locally, 45 minutes away but 5 minutes apart in location. I grabbed the all-Chrome Monark Rocket for the Butterfly bars I need for another project, it is an unusual ride and I cannot find a comparison? Anyone have some info.? The Columbia Newsboy was so close that I grabbed it for the heavy duty wheel set….tossing them both into the project file which is already full!
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I have a hard time resisting this frame style….
BMA Certified….
Walla Walla License….that is a funny name!
I fell into the Season/addiction as well and grabbed these two locally, 45 minutes away but 5 minutes apart in location. I grabbed the all-Chrome Monark Rocket for the Butterfly bars I need for another project, it is an unusual ride and I cannot find a comparison? Anyone have some info.? The Columbia Newsboy was so close that I grabbed it for the heavy duty wheel set….tossing them both into the project file which is already full!
No badge holes…
Serial #…..
I have a hard time resisting this frame style….
BMA Certified….
Walla Walla License….that is a funny name!
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Wore out three sets of tires already!
I was into the Vintage lifestyle many years ago and was a Picker of vintage clothing as well as bikes
I still have a hoard of over 130 fedoras and sold probably 300 many years ago as well as clothing from mid 30s to late 50s
I was good at it too & assisted a few hatters doing things the old way , but as aging came I can only wear the fedoras as I’m in a hot climate
For the clothes but I’m rarely seen in a fedora these days , if you know your size & head shape ea. round vs oval or long oval
I might have something for anyone here as I have a ridiculous hoard
nick tures
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Some parts a frame and a 65 Violet Slik Chik
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