girls Spiegel Airman 19??

[62hotrod]

ANOTHER NICE FIND LOOKS TO BE ALL ORIGINAL NOT SURE ON THE YEAR LATE 40'S OR 50'S

 

[Unchained]

Wow! That's really clean, neat brake too.

 

[JLarkin]

Nice. I have that same aluminum chainguard on boy's Monark bike; never seen another until now. Looks like yours was Monark built also.

 

[ratina]

I have a chain guard like that as well, never knew what it was from though

 

[Schweetcruisers]

does that have a front drum brake? can you post a picture of the hub? and who made it. Thanks

 

[Unchained]

does that have a front drum brake? can you post a picture of the hub? and who made it. Thanks

I think it's a New Departure- I think they were listed as a Model Y hub if they had the internal brake? I could be wrong though.

 

[62hotrod]

the brake system is a new departure cable operated. my phantom doesn't even have a front brake. would any one like to guess as to what year this airman is.....

 

[Schweetcruisers]

My guess is since its a Monark, Monark like most everyone else went to the Fish Hook Drop-out after the war, 46-49 with a greater likely hood being 48-49ish. FYI that Front brake is worth more than the bike, After you said its New Departure I believe its a "WD" model which only was made pre-war.

 

[62hotrod]

after wiping down the hub it is a model WD so if this is originial to the bike and it makes it prewar it sure is in very good condition for its age :lol:

 

[Schweetcruisers]

Its a prewar hub, but the frame is post war, due to the rear drop-outs, all manufactures are guilty of using what ever parts they had laying aroung to build bikes. Schwinn for example would have never shut down a production line just cause they ran out of deluxe pedals, so they would just sub in anything they had, in fact there are stories of them running out of Black Phantom frames so they would take the painted Red or Green Phantom frames and just repaint them Black and Red. The bike is a lat 40's for sure. Hope this helps.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

first time seeing that kind of front hub. i'd take the loppers to my left one for one of those.

 

[Rustinkerer]

I believe only Monark made bikes for Speigel's dept. store. There should be an aluminum plate on the bottom bracket under the crank w/a serial # stamped on it. That will tell the year. ~Adam

 

[62hotrod]

sure enough model 51B2522 s/n A0262634 thanks guys.......

 

[Rustinkerer]

....1946 ~Adam