What is this

[anders1]

Colson used straight fender braces.
I am not saying this is Colson built; just posting observations.
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Maybe Shelby???

 

[anders1]

The narrow and straight fender-bridge is the most
specific tell of all, so far. But it tells me nothing ..
as I apparently am not familiar with a maker that
uses that technology.

..... patric

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[anders1]

Maybe Shelby???

 

[hoofhearted]

Maybe Shelby???

anders1 ... for a new guy, you are getting to be
a good detective. You are correct ... Shelby DID
utilize straight tubular fender bridges in the 1920's
and 1930's.

But some ''other'' tell was also used >>> the pinched-
together upper seat stay. ***

Am still not sure what you have here. And those shallow
fenders are a product of early to late teen's era.

For less than one reason ... I am seeing Westfield ......
but what I know about Westfield could be lettered in
BOLD type on a grain of rice .... and there would still
be room left over for the Gettysburg Address.

Wind In Your Sails, young man !!

..... patric

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***This machine is a '34 - '35 Shelby Camelback owned by noted
Southern California Boulevard Hopper and CABE member, tripple3.

Below are some examples of what Shelby was doing with
upper seat stays and fender bridges in the mid 1930's.
Not sure what they were up to later on ...... my interest
fades after '35 /'36.

There is another ''Shelby-Thang" that this company did during
this same era ... their head cups were roughly the same O.D.
width as their head-tube.