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rollfaster
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Gary's double curved bar is one of the finest!
old hotrod
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
It is tuesday again and here are a few pics of my 36 Shelby...love the big ol' fenders...
rollfaster
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Can't stop looking at the flying cloud. Absolutly perfect! Rob.
37fleetwood
Riding a '37 Fleetwood
ok, not mine, though I wish it were, I have always lusted after this bike:
bicycle larry
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
ccm bicycles
here is two ccm bicycles i have right now both are good riding bikes. from bicycle larry
here is two ccm bicycles i have right now both are good riding bikes. from bicycle larry
schwinnking310
Look Ma, No Hands!
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Look Ma, No Hands!
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bobcycles
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Tankless 1946 schwinn dx hartung collection
1946 DX "Modest-Rat" bike
A few years back I was lucky enough to actually win a few lots at the legendary Lee Hartung Auction in Illinois. The best 3 lots were frame lots, a mixed bag of NOS, used, and interesting Schwinn factory "repaints" or Warranty Returned 'practice frames' for the paint dept. at Schwinn. Most were done in the Cobalt blue and painted in Autocycle scheme. Interestingly enough was this 1946 DX frame painted in the deluxe "B" bike fashion in Cobalt blue.
--------That was my start.....a bare frame with even the badge screws (still on board when I got it) and bearning cups painted over in the cobalt or ivory. Some of the Schwinn folks out there will know how hard the early Postwar frames are to fit. The rear triangle is shorter than the later 40s - 50s frames. Very similar geometry to the early 63-64 Stingray frames. So finding a rear fender is always a tough task as these early deluxe bikes are fairly uncommon. I mounted new cups and a nice orig postwar Autocycle sprocket, and was off to find the rest of the project hopefully in my on hand parts. The incredible piece of luck I had was not only finding a near NOS front fender and nice orig locking fork, but also finding the holy grail rear fender. Impossible profile 14" from mount point to point roughly, and it was also nearly NOS. Chromed up Lobdell hoops were laced to a powdercoated BLACK front drum spool, that was too pitted to chrome plate nicely, but came out smooth as silk powdercoated. OneCatahula Pete shipped me a killer orig ND 2speed unit Black-Out complete that worked like a charm! Smoothest unit I have ever had for those ND spds.
-----------Topped the bike off with Goodyear Airwheel G3 tires, a Mesinger B1 leather saddle and the coup de gras was an EBAY bid on a pile of random parts, rack, stems, handlebars etc .....handlebars with a killer 1950s Pin-up girl granny knob. Won the auction just to snag the knob. Bike rides killer, and was completely assembled from on hand parts........The 46' DX frame was so early it had Tubular top and bottom mounting arches for the rear fender (prewar style) and NO crank located mount point for a chainguard, just the rear. Been toying with a clamp on guard, or just leaving
the sprocket raw, which I kind of like the look of. This bike almost rides itself it is so smooth.
My favorite rider and not another one out there like it I would have to guess. Enjoy the pix!
1946 DX "Modest-Rat" bike
A few years back I was lucky enough to actually win a few lots at the legendary Lee Hartung Auction in Illinois. The best 3 lots were frame lots, a mixed bag of NOS, used, and interesting Schwinn factory "repaints" or Warranty Returned 'practice frames' for the paint dept. at Schwinn. Most were done in the Cobalt blue and painted in Autocycle scheme. Interestingly enough was this 1946 DX frame painted in the deluxe "B" bike fashion in Cobalt blue.
--------That was my start.....a bare frame with even the badge screws (still on board when I got it) and bearning cups painted over in the cobalt or ivory. Some of the Schwinn folks out there will know how hard the early Postwar frames are to fit. The rear triangle is shorter than the later 40s - 50s frames. Very similar geometry to the early 63-64 Stingray frames. So finding a rear fender is always a tough task as these early deluxe bikes are fairly uncommon. I mounted new cups and a nice orig postwar Autocycle sprocket, and was off to find the rest of the project hopefully in my on hand parts. The incredible piece of luck I had was not only finding a near NOS front fender and nice orig locking fork, but also finding the holy grail rear fender. Impossible profile 14" from mount point to point roughly, and it was also nearly NOS. Chromed up Lobdell hoops were laced to a powdercoated BLACK front drum spool, that was too pitted to chrome plate nicely, but came out smooth as silk powdercoated. OneCatahula Pete shipped me a killer orig ND 2speed unit Black-Out complete that worked like a charm! Smoothest unit I have ever had for those ND spds.
-----------Topped the bike off with Goodyear Airwheel G3 tires, a Mesinger B1 leather saddle and the coup de gras was an EBAY bid on a pile of random parts, rack, stems, handlebars etc .....handlebars with a killer 1950s Pin-up girl granny knob. Won the auction just to snag the knob. Bike rides killer, and was completely assembled from on hand parts........The 46' DX frame was so early it had Tubular top and bottom mounting arches for the rear fender (prewar style) and NO crank located mount point for a chainguard, just the rear. Been toying with a clamp on guard, or just leaving
the sprocket raw, which I kind of like the look of. This bike almost rides itself it is so smooth.
My favorite rider and not another one out there like it I would have to guess. Enjoy the pix!
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rollfaster
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Another tankless
1941 colson scout. Can't wait til spring and this bike will get a complete overhaul. Not doing much to the look of it except for adding a longhorn Torrington bar and replacing pedals with some magna streamlines I have and find a eyebrow guard for it. Rob.
1941 colson scout. Can't wait til spring and this bike will get a complete overhaul. Not doing much to the look of it except for adding a longhorn Torrington bar and replacing pedals with some magna streamlines I have and find a eyebrow guard for it. Rob.
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