WESTERN FLYER year ?

[pedal alley]

i have this western flyer.
i'd like to know,what year
it is. the # from the b.b.
is *****. if someone
can tell me the year .it would
be appreciated.

 

[eazywind]

Pictures

Pictures please.

 

[pedal alley]

see if this works ?

 

[eazywind]

Cleveland welding made bike

Cleveland welding made bike. Probably 1940 or 1941. Does it have a Morrow rear hub? Marc

 

[eazywind]

Catalog pic

Catalog pic. Marc

 

[eazywind]

Not working for some reason.

Not working for some reason. Try cutting and pasting the link. Marc

http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/1287.htm

 

[pedal alley]

Morrow ?

Cleveland welding made bike. Probably 1940 or 1941. Does it have a Morrow rear hub? Marc

YES, it is a Morrow hub.

 

[eazywind]

Good

Good. You want to clean off the middle of the hub and try to find a Letter followed by a number. Letter corolates to a year and the number a month. Link below is the morrow serial number chart. If it is the original wheelset, it should date the bike. Marc

http://www.oldroads.com/morrow_sn.asp

 

[pedal alley]

Morrow hub #

Good. You want to clean off the middle of the hub and try to find a Letter followed by a number. Letter corolates to a year and the number a month. Link below is the morrow serial number chart. If it is the original wheelset, it should date the bike. Marc

http://www.oldroads.com/morrow_sn.asp

thanks marc.
no cleaning needed on this hub.
#J-3 3613
march 1940 .(?)

 

[eazywind]

Yep

Yep, March 1940. Marc