A friend of mine just finished filming a new antique show with the same guys that started American Pickers/ Canadian Pickers. This 1947 Saginaw Powerbike is one of the first items he purchased for the new show. (Show airs in Oct) To make a long story short, this ugly duckling now belongs to me. 
It's missing a few pieces (front wheel, battery box, fender etc etc) and I'm sure things like the battery box will be hard to find. One day this rare bird will get a complete resto but for now, until I locate the missing items, I figured I'd give it a face lift. This will be a military inspired build based on equipment like the cushman m53.
It's been sometime since my last build but just like riding a bike, it's not something you forget. I risked the plague of the porcupine (You know.....When ya stick a wire wheel rated at 4500rpm on your angle grinder that's rated at 11000rpm) and stripped down the frame in min's. I spent a few more picking the quills from my hands/arms/chest and face.lol
Some flat krylon Camo series paint and this build is well under way.
It's missing a few pieces (front wheel, battery box, fender etc etc) and I'm sure things like the battery box will be hard to find. One day this rare bird will get a complete resto but for now, until I locate the missing items, I figured I'd give it a face lift. This will be a military inspired build based on equipment like the cushman m53.
It's been sometime since my last build but just like riding a bike, it's not something you forget. I risked the plague of the porcupine (You know.....When ya stick a wire wheel rated at 4500rpm on your angle grinder that's rated at 11000rpm) and stripped down the frame in min's. I spent a few more picking the quills from my hands/arms/chest and face.lol
Some flat krylon Camo series paint and this build is well under way.
