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What the??? Bicycle Anomalies...Let's see them!

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Here's a '38 Schwinn Roadster (Packard badge) a lot of you have seen. The serial identifies this as a '38 but that is about the only thing '38 on it. The only things I did to this bike were to put the correct chainring and sprocket on it and the chain guard. The rest of this bike is original. It has a '35 rear reflector, '36 crank, fender braces, and locking fork. It also has the Torrington deco stem. Based on the earlier parts I went with the earlier guard. V/r Shawn

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I don't know that I would call this bike an anomaly, but it's serial number pegs it as a 1940.
The last catalog entry for this type of frame was 1937.
It is basically a 1936 Motorbike/Cycleplane frame without the middle bar.
All of the components are 1940 issue, and a set of Wald chrome five sided Colonial fenders were added by the original owner.
It has a chrome chainguard and a 1/2" pitch drivetrain which were considered to be deluxe features.
It's definitely a strange bike that must of been just what that bicycle messinger needed to get the job done.
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I don't know that I would call this bike an anomaly, but it's serial number pegs it as a 1940.
The last catalog entry for this type of frame was 1937.
It is basically a 1936 Motorbike/Cycleplane frame without the middle bar.
All of the components are 1940 issue, and a set of Wald chrome five sided Colonial fenders were added by the original owner.
It has a chrome chainguard and a 1/2" pitch drivetrain which were considered to be deluxe features.
It's definitely a strange bike that must of been just what that bicycle messinger needed to get the job done.View attachment 462510
Maybe one of my favorite bikes of yours Marty. I always get a kick out of this bike when you bring it out.
Thanks for sharing!!!

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We recently saved this Wards Hawthorne from being a parts bike. I hope this is considered an anomalie. I did post a thread trying to figure out information on this bike. Krakatoa and others were able to put me in the ballpark as to being one of the first balloon tire bikes after the end of the war. Morrow hub date is 4th quarter 1945. Paint is flaky and appears not to have any primer under the paint. This is a great thread you've started. ...Tony

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There's numbers there, get to scratchin.
 
I don't know that I would call this bike an anomaly, but it's serial number pegs it as a 1940.
The last catalog entry for this type of frame was 1937.
It is basically a 1936 Motorbike/Cycleplane frame without the middle bar.
All of the components are 1940 issue, and a set of Wald chrome five sided Colonial fenders were added by the original owner.
It has a chrome chainguard and a 1/2" pitch drivetrain which were considered to be deluxe features.
It's definitely a strange bike that must of been just what that bicycle messinger needed to get the job done.View attachment 462510

Killer BA47 - they were still in the catalog in 39 but I would assume they had a curved downtube like your ivory with blue darts one
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Get on that Shawn,
Two more examples in one week :cool:

All verified, that would bring the 38 Supreme count to ten.

The bike does have the incorrect fork and a Snyder style rack.

Keep me posted
 
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