Is this worth it?
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Don't lick a gift horse in the mouth!
Unless the price is high, or more than you will spend...
Unless the price is high, or more than you will spend...
CWC fenders and sprocket for certain, frame looks like the same guy welded and brazed it as did mine.
How much do they want??
Don't LOOK a gift horse in the mouth.... LICKING any horse is not a good plan. ;-)
How much do they want??
Don't LOOK a gift horse in the mouth.... LICKING any horse is not a good plan. ;-)
Looks mostly correct CWC (except guard). The forged blade fork with the curved fender braces would lead me to call it a '39 or '40 double bar roadster. There was never a tank produced for these and this was usually about the highest equipped they came, other than an optional rack.
The chainguard is a Manton & Smith. You can easily sell that and purchase a correct guard with some coin left over. Sweet bike! Go get'r.
The chainguard is a Manton & Smith. You can easily sell that and purchase a correct guard with some coin left over. Sweet bike! Go get'r.
I wonder if this bike had a chain guard at all? Looking at another picture from the seller, it looks like there is no cut out on the rear fender for a guard and it kind of looks like someone bent the guard a little to fit it around the fender
A.S.BOLTNUT
He who dies with the most toys ,still dies No Fear
From Way back here it looks like a Shelby....
~RafaeL~
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I could be wrong, but I believe I have seen that guard on Shelbys, Monarchs and even Iver Johnsons of the era. I don't know who manufactured it, but my observations lead me to believe it was probably available in the aftermarket.
I would agree that this is most likely. By 1939, this frame had fallen out of favor for more modern stylings. This was so 1936. It got dropped to the bottom price tier for bicycles and was offered relatively unequipped. The light could have been added for probably 50 cents or so.
Here's a '39 catalog page. This was the only double bar roadster model offered in that catalog. Truss rods, forged fork, no guard, straight braces. I think the curved braces came in late '39 but became staples through 1940 and '41. The frame was likely made until the war but remained a low-level offering. A serial would narrow the date down. I'd guess it starts with an F or G.
This double parallel frame was very popular for a few years. Shelby, Colson and CWC had strikingly similar frames. Judging by other parts on it, and the geometry of the frame, despite the small picture, CWC is what I'd put my money on.
This guard may have been offered aftermarket, since there seem to be more of them than Manton & Smith bicycles. But here's this--a rare '39 Golden Zephyr:
A.S.BOLTNUT
He who dies with the most toys ,still dies No Fear
It was the Curved Braces that lead and still makes me think Shelby...
I could be Wrong , I was wrong once Before !
~RafaeL~
I could be Wrong , I was wrong once Before !
~RafaeL~
A.S.BOLTNUT
He who dies with the most toys ,still dies No Fear
Shucks You mean someone Changed the Badge !
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A.S.BOLTNUT
He who dies with the most toys ,still dies No Fear
lol...Just Jokin around with you, That bike Is Major COOL whatever it is !
~RafaeL~
~RafaeL~
I was wrong once Before !
I was too!
The particular Shelby braces curve like a big crescent. CWC ones have this subtle curve as such. Thanks Ohdeebee for the photo:
Also the chainguard is not bent to fit around the fender like I thought I saw in the seller's picture. The chain guard is actually cut out (factory done) where it goes around the fender which would make me believe it was aftermarket for this bike.
