Columbia/Goodyear Highway Patrol?

[59punk]

I have been trying to find out more about my '59 Columbia I picked up from my father-in-law and noticed that all the other 1959 Columbia's have a different headbadge than mine. Mine says "Goodyear" in bold letters and "made by Columbia" in smaller letters and it also says "highway patrol" on the head badge as well. Is this a rarity or is it that other Columbia's just put on a different head badge? Any help is awesome! Pictures up soon.

[icyuod2]

just guessing but i imagen the bike was sold by goodyear, but built for them by columbia.

same bike sold by 2 different companies.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h ... N%26um%3D1

[roadmaster]

i gotta agree, badged as a goodyear but still made by columbia. i think firestone bikes were similar to this. picts?

[deorman]

Like this? http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/451.htm Mine had one like this but in better shape when I got it, unfortunately gone now. These are definitely standard Columbia frames.

[59punk]

Like this? http://www.nostalgic.net/pictures/451.htm Mine had one like this but in better shape when I got it, unfortunately gone now. These are definitely standard Columbia frames.

It's actually more like the Schwinn style frames with the intersecting twin tubes meeting at the seat post. I will get pics up soon, I promise. My wife took off for vacation with the camera. Hopefully next week pics will be up.

[59punk]

i gotta agree, badged as a goodyear but still made by columbia. i think firestone bikes were similar to this. picts?

I don't have the pics up yet, but it's pretty much like this but in red, no front breakes or racks. http://www.nostalgic.net/arc/bicycles/1 ... he%201.jpg

[Rustinkerer]

Yours probably looks like mine: It has the wrong chainguard and seat on it. I believe it's a '61. I also have a '62, here's the ebay pic collage: Westfield co. built Columbias and also the Hiway Patrols for Goodyear. ~Adam

[59punk]

Yours probably looks like mine: It has the wrong chainguard and seat on it. I believe it's a '61. I also have a '62, here's the ebay pic collage: Westfield co. built Columbias and also the Hiway Patrols for Goodyear. ~Adam

mine actually is really different, different bars, seat, fenders, forks and paintjob as well. I will get pics on very soon!

[Sulley]

I just picked up this one, not sure of the year.I just found out mine is a 1958. Sulley

[ratTED]

I just picked up this one, not sure of the year.I just found out mine is a 1958. Sulley

Check out the "Builds" for my '54 viewtopic.php?f=21&t=59091

[Sulley]

Wow very nice, im leavin this one aloan, it rides great. Do you know what tires they came with, i am assuming something GoodYear, mine has a Cordova front and a Carlisl back. Sulley

[ratTED]

Wow very nice, im leavin this one aloan, it rides great. Do you know what tires they came with, i am assuming something GoodYear, mine has a Cordova front and a Carlisl back. Sulley

I am also assuming originally they had Goodyear tires - hence the branding, so I went with a Cheng-Shin blackwall with the Goodyear tread pattern. Mine had what was left of a Cornell Clipper on the rear.

[BlackJack]

There is one sort of for sale or trade in my area. Might be a good reference for you. http://tippecanoe.craigslist.org/bik/3099881558.html

[Rustinkerer]

Old thread is OLD!! I guess 59punk isn't getting those pics up anythime soon! Nice find Sulley, now you just need to find replacements for that Snyder chainring, and chainguard from...something...! Yours, being a 58, I think would have the bigger chainguard that goes about halfway around the chainring. -Adam

[Sulley]

I contacted Mr Columbia and sent a picture, he first thought the bike was from the 40s untill i sent him the s/n, this is a quote from him.

Quote:
It's newer than I had first guessed. It is from 1958. Since it is a customer bike there is not an exact model in the Columbia catalogs but it is equivalent to the boy's Columbia Torpedo. A different chain-guard and sprocket are the main differences.

So im thinking that the chainring and chain guard are correct. Sulley