Check out this old Balloon Tire (Polaroid)

[RailRider]

This is my wife's aunt when she was a kid. I thought I would share the great Bike Picture!

 

[RailRider]

Re: Check out this old Polaroid

...another angle!



..and her dad who died in the war!

 

[user 135]

Cool pictures. I wonder what that bolt is sticking out the right front axle?

 

[RailRider]

I think it is an optical illusion of the fender brace. However there is a chicken in the back ground!

 

[sensor]

+1 on the fender brace. Looks like a Monark or Hawthorne if I'm not mistaken.
Thanks for posting those and her Dad and the others who didn't make it back have my thanks. Those who didn't make it back are truly hero's in my book!

 

[junknutz1975]

Great pictures!
Thanks for sharing :wink:


:mrgreen:

 

[cashman]

Those are neat pictures! Thanks for sharing!

 

[RailRider]

+1 on the fender brace. Looks like a Monark or Hawthorne if I'm not mistaken.
Thanks for posting those and her Dad and the others who didn't make it back have my thanks. Those who didn't make it back are truly hero's in my book!

He was shot down by the Germans and she never got to see him or know him. Hard to imagine.

I love old Polaroids pictures like this!

 

[model-a]

Those guys had you know what's I met a guy out at our airport when the Memphis Belle B-17 was out there for repairs the guy was a tail gunner on this plane what a tough old dude I don't think I would want tangle with him even now. He kinda got tears in his eyes talking about it while we where there he took the old guy for one last ride he was smiling from ear to ear.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

I got chills looking at the crew picture. Awesome.

When I was a limo driver, I had the privilege of driving the radio man of the Hells Angels bomber. He was a heck of a guy. Wonder if he's still alive.

 

[MplsCoaster]

Great pictures but sad story
I bought a pre war bike last week and it had those tires on it
They are "Gillette Bear" tires

Thanks for posting the pics and story
Steve