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. ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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.
![zmnscp.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/20e/20eebfd861089f7cb699279f42983b42.jpg)
![30ayni9.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0f0/0f0e88f1f945b60f21c15924e9304ccd.jpg)
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.
![fbfc6f.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1f7/1f7621129ec4e75c01c6b8b0def6d464.jpg)
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
![16jizvt.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a62/a620e0fc13c3f5ba2aa2560888a45230.jpg)
Some flat krylon Camo series paint and this build is well under way.
![34smiv4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fde/fde062f2318b15f39ad5192bbde7ffe7.jpg)