Just got home from a trip over to Buffalo with HotRodRob. I will post pics later today!
Cross Border Pickin for a 1946 Western Flyer
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The original paint is almost all there. I'm loving the scallops on this thing with the orange outlines. Here are some pics of the bike as I got it.
Dug out a matching and better looking seat as well as polished the paint up a little. Not too much as I want some of the patina as well.
Dug out a matching and better looking seat as well as polished the paint up a little. Not too much as I want some of the patina as well.
very nice find
Very nice! I have a '45 Roadmaster badged bike basically the same down to the paint scheme. Your paint is lovely though; much nicer. Phil (RMS37) will probably be interested in the serial as he's compiling CWC numbers.
This is the first bike I have found with a Morrow hub. Even if you pedal a quarter turn, the back wheel spins for almost a minute, smooth and quiet too. Hopefully I will get it ready for a test ride today. I found the date code for Morrow online and mine is a P2 ('46 February). Are the parts hard to come by for these hubs?
A little bit of elbow grease goes a long way!
Sweet find! 
Thanks Rob,
I caved and had to give the paint a little love. Turtle wax and Meguiars #1 . . . repeat. You had your getaway chance when I went to the washroom, :lol: :lol: :lol:
I caved and had to give the paint a little love. Turtle wax and Meguiars #1 . . . repeat. You had your getaway chance when I went to the washroom, :lol: :lol: :lol:
