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A friend contacted me about several bikes he has found at a yard/estate sale a while back. He sent pics and he helped me get the deal done.

Fast forward to this weekend, I now have them in my possession.

Columbia-built Westfield Custom Deluxe - thinking its around 1953... Anyone have a tank and/or truss bars?
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Columbia Thunderbolt - really good survivor condition...twin headlights!
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Schwinn-built Excelsior - skiptooth, which puts it no earlier than 1953?. really similar to my 1940 "The World" Schwinn
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Seventies K-Mart All-Pro - Pedals are toast, needs a seat or recovering.
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I'll be cleaning these up and getting them ready for new homes. I have someone interested in the Firebolt and All-Pro...just have to put a price on them. His reaction determines if they'll end up in the classifieds or not.
 
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Nice haul!

My local shop has a tool that looks like an old car jack. It locks between the bottom bracket and the fork and would straighten the fork on that Westfield in a heartbeat.
I'd like to see a picture of that tool.
 

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