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Who mfg. Pre War Western Flyer?
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fat tire trader
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I think that that bike was made by Dayton.
militarymonark
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
here is my dayton built western flyer
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Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
No you are correct. V/r Shawn
militarymonark
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I've always refered to them as Dayton Huffman, Dayton, or Huffman.
tripple3
Riding Miles; Collecting Smiles
Huffman
I found this quote. "(The Huffman Manufacturing Company began making bicycles in 1934 and continues to this day. The most sought after collectible examples were made in the mid to late 1930′s. Many people confuse the Huffman brand name “Dayton” as the manufacturer. “Dayton” never made any bikes, but Huffman did make Daytons, among many other brands.)" Nostalgia.net I'm still learning so I keep reading.
I found this quote. "(The Huffman Manufacturing Company began making bicycles in 1934 and continues to this day. The most sought after collectible examples were made in the mid to late 1930′s. Many people confuse the Huffman brand name “Dayton” as the manufacturer. “Dayton” never made any bikes, but Huffman did make Daytons, among many other brands.)" Nostalgia.net I'm still learning so I keep reading.
scrubbinrims
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
The first thing to understand here is that a bicycle is known by the badging of the frame...you own a Western Flyer, not a Huffman, not a Dayton.
Huffman was indeed the manufacturer and Dayton was their "house" brand which was also their top of the line bicycles in a given year, having the most deluxe paint schemes and components.
That frame was made both prewar and post war and since is does not sport many of its original components, the serial number, fork, chainguard, and the badge itself are the clues.
To my knowledge, Huffman serial numbers have not been formally gathered, although if you spend some time poking around, you might find a SN posted here with a positive ID on year which you could extrapolate from.
Another reference would be looking through Western Auto catalogs as I do not know when Huffman was a jobber exactly year to year.
My guess is prewar 40-42 in assessing the badge if that chainguard came with the bike.
Chris
Huffman was indeed the manufacturer and Dayton was their "house" brand which was also their top of the line bicycles in a given year, having the most deluxe paint schemes and components.
That frame was made both prewar and post war and since is does not sport many of its original components, the serial number, fork, chainguard, and the badge itself are the clues.
To my knowledge, Huffman serial numbers have not been formally gathered, although if you spend some time poking around, you might find a SN posted here with a positive ID on year which you could extrapolate from.
Another reference would be looking through Western Auto catalogs as I do not know when Huffman was a jobber exactly year to year.
My guess is prewar 40-42 in assessing the badge if that chainguard came with the bike.
Chris
