Barn (s) find explosion in Tennessee

[1918 Ranger]

A customer of mine was at my business a month ago and saw some of my bikes on display. He saw my 52 Red Phantom and told me about a bike he saw at his mother in laws farm. She had passed and he was cleaning out barns on the property; 9 barns in fact, and he remembered a tank bike with the springer similar to my Phantom that he saw while going through the barns. He said there were a ton of other bikes. He brought a trailer load home today and called me to come look. Well I lightened his load and weighed down mine. Here are some pics of the pile.

Is the one Schwinn a Panther? It's a 1954 best I can tell by s/n.

I'll post pics shortly.


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[1918 Ranger]

I'll post more pics when I unload.


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[1918 Ranger]

S/n on the Schwinn at back of rack is a M13599. On left rear drop out.

What have I got here?


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[B607]

1961 Deluxe Hornet. Missing rack, chainguard, and Rocket Ray headlight. Gary

 

[Wildcat]

August 1954, not enough numbers for 61.

 

[62hotrod]

RUSTY GOLD :lol:

 

[1918 Ranger]

August 1954, not enough numbers for 61.

What would it be? Panther or??


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[BackWoodCycle]

I wish people would deliver bikes like that to me... That's like the find of the year for me, if I'm lucky! Nice find!!

 

[CRASH]

I love the patina! If that close bike were mine I'd overhaul the bearings, replace the wheels and done!

 

[bon]

thats a golden pile!

 

[sloar]

how come,THAT NEVER HAPPENS TO ME!!!!!!!!

 

[jaydub]

Post a picture of that bicycle rack..Did you make that up..?

 

[1918 Ranger]

Post a picture of that bicycle rack..Did you make that up..?

Yep built couple weeks ago. I call it "THE BEAST"

It's built out of all 1/4" steel tubing and plates. Hinges at top and bottom. Bottom hinges over to access tailgate if needed. I use chain links for my dividers. The Links give me something to tie off and hook my bungy chords to.

It will carry 7 bikes.

Load capacity: 700 lbs ??

I needed a carrier that would carry the old heavy bikes. Heaviest I found that you could buy had a 240 lb capacity. Too light for my dealings.

I use a 3" wide gum rubber for my pads.

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[1918 Ranger]

Ok. Got some pics of the other bikes

Schwinn frame. S/n. H08980

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[1918 Ranger]

Schwinn s/n E215584. Looks like a 1948 frame.

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[1918 Ranger]

Here's a 20" frame of some kind. Not sure what but old. Rear face drop outs

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[1918 Ranger]

20" bike of some kind. Love the Allstate tires.

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[1918 Ranger]

I think this is a western flyer based on the W on the forks. Rear face dropouts on it.

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[1918 Ranger]

Old crusty Rollfast

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[1918 Ranger]

An old JC Higgins skip tooth.

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