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My humble submission for your consideration:

1947 CWC-built Western Flyer Super
specs:
Unknown peaked fenders
Unknown chainguard and bars from Joe (yeshoney)
Layback seatpost by Chad (slowriderz)
Weld mods to seatpost and fork by my great friend Big Pants Bob
1967 Mustang Foglight (can't remember which RRB member I purchased it from)
Felt wheels and rivet seat (can't remember which RRB member I purchased them from)
NOS SR stem
Thompson Bottle Grips
70s Huffy Chainring
80s Mongoose rat trap pedals
RRB Joker card from Justin (youthgeye}

Many thanks to my MIL for spending nearly 4 hours with me today taking photos at three separate locations. We had fun driving around a one time booming industrial town, New Britain, CT looking for interesting backdrops. The three locations we used were Walnut Hill Park Rose Garden, a place dedicated to the women of New Britain who gave their sons and husbands to the WWII effort. LTC Construction's property which had some great old warehouses, and New Britain Business Complex, which was once the proud location of Stanley Works.

Here are what I think are the best photos:

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MIL:

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The next two are a couple of my favorites:

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I think that's it. I hope I haven't bored you with too much redundancy.

Best of luck to all the builders. There are some amazing bikes, and I am not worthy.

-Ian
 
thats a beauty right there! 8) clean,simple and the wheels really pop against the patina. great job.
 
This is just a jaw dropping build!
So many cool details, but they all come together perfectly.
Way to go buddy, this build will place highly for sure!
 
Thanks for the kind words all. I really appreciate it.
 
Very nice, Ian! :D A lot of cool little details (lock, Joker card, full speed ahead decal) 8)

Good luck in the voting, I think you'll do good :wink:
 
I hope you're right LBC. But if not, that's fine. The deadline kept me going and now I have another complete bike.

Thanx Mastronaut, thanks Nick.
 
Congrats on a bike well built!!!
This is one of my favorite shots.
I recognized that Mustang light from the ForSale section right away.
Shows the tank well too.
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