I was home sick Tuesday (Common virus/cold), laying in bed killing time with my tablet. There was a CL ad for Nine (9) vintage bikes. Ben Hur, Bluegrass, Schwinn, Columbia, etc. The ad had been posted within the hour. I called and the guy said they had tanks. I jumped out of bed, swilled a shot of dayquill and drove over to look. I was disappointed there were so many girls, however, I wanted 5 of the nine and he talked me into the lot by dropping his price and throwing in delivery.
So, here they are:
The Ben:
The Ben Hur is an Indianapolis brand, so very cool to find one. I didn't get a picture of the Ben before I cleaned it up. It's holding air and rides like an old bike. I need to repack all the bearings. Cool badge! Not the original color.
The Huffy:
The Belkamp Bluegrass:
This tank was on the Ben. It looked really out of place and short on the Ben. At this point, since the bikes were allegedly all from the same barn. I can assume it belongs installed here.
The Columbia(s) Two.
Nice FIREBOLT CG
The unknown with the cool Chain guard and sprocket:
The Chicago Schwinn(s)
The Sears and Robuck:
Dang! I didn't get a picture of this girl. Makes nine. It's fairly complete. I must have been distracted.
They all have chain guards. Some fun ones in the lot.
Thoughts?
So, here they are:
The Ben:
The Ben Hur is an Indianapolis brand, so very cool to find one. I didn't get a picture of the Ben before I cleaned it up. It's holding air and rides like an old bike. I need to repack all the bearings. Cool badge! Not the original color.
The Huffy:
The Belkamp Bluegrass:
This tank was on the Ben. It looked really out of place and short on the Ben. At this point, since the bikes were allegedly all from the same barn. I can assume it belongs installed here.
The Columbia(s) Two.
Nice FIREBOLT CG
The unknown with the cool Chain guard and sprocket:
The Chicago Schwinn(s)
The Sears and Robuck:
Dang! I didn't get a picture of this girl. Makes nine. It's fairly complete. I must have been distracted.
They all have chain guards. Some fun ones in the lot.
Thoughts?
