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

[Freqman1]

I'll touch base with him and see if he can provide a serial number. V/r Shawn

 

[CWCMAN]

Great!
Would love to see more of that bike.

 

[fordmike65]

Is that bike in original paint? Fork too?

 

[CWCMAN]

I'm curious about that because the overall wear and patina especially on the tank decal look consistent with an original paint bike. But I am not familiar with that color being an option in 1938. Looks brownish to me?

Fork is wrong and so is the rack

 

[fordmike65]

I'm curious about that because the overall wear and patina especially on the tank decal look consistent with an original paint bike. But I am not familiar with that color being an option in 1938. Looks brownish to me?

Fork is wrong and so is the rack

Wait till we get some better pics. Note the title of this thread

 

[CWCMAN]

No kidding Mike, I'm well aware of the intend of this thread but that doesn't mean that every bike with a "WROG" part on it is a factory or point of purchase anomaly.

Upon further review, I'll bet the ranch that this bike is an older, much older repaint. The pin details on the fenders and the top/lower bar are wrong and the curved seat mast is missing the dart detail.

And as mentioned, Snyder style rack and wrong fork. Highly unlikely that this one left the factory like that.

If I'm wrong, I'll be the first to admit it.

I'm not knocking the bike, I'm just pointing out the obvious. I'd love to own it and bring it back.

 

[fordmike65]

No kidding Mike, I'm well aware of the intend of this thread but that doesn't mean that every bike with a "WROG" part on it is a factory or point of purchase anomaly.

Correct, but it doesn't hurt to keep an open mind. That's all I'm saying.

 

[fordmike65]

No badge either...Airman maybe?

 

[spoker]

Looks like a Murray fork.

that fork could be off a base model schwinn,maby even a ballooner panther,lot of schwinns had 3 stripe forks

 

[spoker]

Did you forget that you forgot?

whos on first?