ID help needed, 20" girls bicycle, probably Murray?

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Hello everyone!
Someone wrote me on Facebook asking to ID his vintage American bike.
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I immediately thought of Murray, since this is a very specific tube connection they used. But then there are more pictures:
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Somebody used New Departure C coaster tab with the D hub shell? The drop-outs look 40's or 50's with those chain tightening bolts, definitely not like typical Murray spiky ones. Older stem and sprocket makes me think it is a early 50's bike someone put a 60's banana and sissy-bar on later. Can anyone ID it more precisely? There is a plate with the number under the BB, but it does not seem like a regular Murray numbering system.

Thanks in advance!
 
Thanks a lot! That makes perfect sense, the frame number badge matches the style on the Shelby ones. Though i couldn't find a frame exactly like that on the internet, there is no doubt now it is really Shelby. Wow, what a rare bike to be found here in Poland :)
 
Look at the 24" (I can't find a 20") Donald Duck Shelby's...pretty close match. Only real difference is a support bar between the downtubes at the end of where the tank would be. I can only assume that the 20" versions of the frame don't have the brace.
 
A true Franken-bike! A 1949 Shelby frame, probable og rear wheel, with swapped brake arm, Euro or Ross fork, and '60s-70s style banana seat, shorty fenders, and ape hanger bars! If it could only talk, what a story! ~Adam
 

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