The less than 10 known club

[1817cent]

Blue Aerocycle. This bike was restored back in the early 90's. Before and after pictures.

 

[rockabillyjay]

Oh man tell me they didn’t repaint the only known example of a blue Aerocycle?!?



Are there more than 10 Twin60s out there?

 

[srfndoc]

Another OG paint blue aerocycle.

 

[prewarbikes4sale]

Elgin Twin 70 (only one known)

 

[NBHAA]

Oh man tell me they didn’t repaint the only known example of a blue Aerocycle?!?



Are there more than 10 Twin60s out there?

Please, folks. There are numerous BLUE AEROCYCLES. Anybody could have ordered one when new. No where NEAR as rare as folks in this hobby today imagine. Myth.

There were also several Elgin Twin-Bar models that are unknown in this hobby today, much less to even say they are rare!

You want rare under ten (10)?
• Aluminum Roadmaster Skylark.
• Aluminum Rollfast prototype.
• Aluminum Silver King Racer.
• Huffman Super Streamline stainless steel edition.
• Magnesium ...uhhhh ... well, I'll let you guys figure this one out... AND
• Titanium uhhh... well, I'll let you guys figure this one out.
• Bowden pressed metal 1946 shaftdrive prototype.
• Charlie Chaplin bicycle (ever seen one?????)

There are numerous other bicycles that were made years ago that today's hobby is totally blind to. There are some that are known but not really known. OR obscured by myths.

Or how about special bicycles like
• 1939 Mercury World's Fair display bicycle.
• 1955 Evans-Colson Firebird.
• 1934 Elgin Falcon Chicago World's Fair special giveaway prize.

There are MANY others that would fall well under the category (as this hobby would know it) of "under ten known to exist"... After all... how far does the knowledge of what does and does not exist? And what was and was not made? And in what numbers? Who decides what is "known to exist"?????

Leon Dixon
National Bicycle History Archive of America
(NBHAA.com)

 

[Freqman1]

I don't think putting a bike like the Aerocycle or Robin into this category based on color is the same thing as a bike of any color with less than ten known. If you want to go down that road my yellow B506 is the only one known in that color and its rare because of the color not the model of bike. There are many bikes with unique or only a few known paint combinations but the model e.g. Deluxe Autocycle isn't really rare.

 

[Freqman1]

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1938 Huffman built, Super Streamline.
Definitely less than 10 known.

I think maybe three or four known.

 

[Freqman1]

Oh man tell me they didn’t repaint the only known example of a blue Aerocycle?!?



Are there more than 10 Twin60s out there?

I've seen fewer Twin 50s than 60s

 

[Freqman1]

A lot of rare Colsons-1935 Aristocrat, 1937 Commander and Imperial, both 1938 Imperial models (07468 & 04468), 1939 Commander, and the 1941 Twin Cushioner Imperials right of the top of my head.

 

[Freqman1]

Monark/Airman twin suspension models.