This was my Grandpa's bike. He was a shop foreman/machinist for a lighting company (Kim Lighting, recently acquired by Hubbell). He used it to ride back and forth between the different buildings when the business expanded back in the day. He passed a few years ago and I inherited it. As far as i know they were only made for one year (1965) because Playboy Magazine had the rights to the name and Columbia changed it to "Playbike" in 1966.
I think my uncle Butch put the BMX tires at some point in the 70's but who knows for sure. I love it but just don't know what to do with it. Anyways, it's a survivor and i wanted to share. I rode it down the street to the local bike shop. The owner was pretty excited about it and tried to look it up in his book to find a value. To his surprise it wasn't even listed.
I think my uncle Butch put the BMX tires at some point in the 70's but who knows for sure. I love it but just don't know what to do with it. Anyways, it's a survivor and i wanted to share. I rode it down the street to the local bike shop. The owner was pretty excited about it and tried to look it up in his book to find a value. To his surprise it wasn't even listed.
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