(MBBO#05 Class 1) 1965 Columbia Playboy 88

[BScubed]

I found this on craigslist about a year ago and been keeping it in my basement until had the time. Looks like the time is now!

Looks good from a distance but up close is another story.

But it looks like it should clean up good. Rust isn't tooooo bad. I wiped a small area of the frame today with some water on my finger. The paint underneath all the dirt looks amazing!!!!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool!
Fairly rare too from memory, they only made them for one year?

Luke.

 

[pholTmonx]

Very cool. I dig the fork/bars!

 

[CRASH]

Sweet project!

 

[OneHorsePower]

 

[KJV]

 

[Jaxon]

Very cool!
Fairly rare too from memory, they only made them for one year?

Luke.

Yes Playboy Mag put the ax to this name. It changed to Playbike.
Great Bike!!

 

[Green Dragon]

Will be watching this one - as I have it's twin in the shop, buried.
Mine is missing the guard , did find one I bought an entire girls convertable bike to aquire - any chance while you have it apart you could scan the guard lettering ?

 

[furyus]

Really cool ride here, hope to see more of it soon.

furyus

 

[OneHorsePower]

working in secret ? show us

 

[Indyjps]

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This is a very cool bike, hows the rebuild going.

 

[QUEASY RIDER]

Will be watching this one - as I have it's twin in the shop, buried.
Mine is missing the guard , did find one I bought an entire girls convertable bike to aquire - any chance while you have it apart you could scan the guard lettering ?

Stop on by my post in Muscle Bikes " A tale of two Columbias " My gold Playboy needs a guard also. It's not the 88 though because it has the regular fork. I'm going to need a decal some day too!


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[BScubed]

Sorry I am dragging on this rebuild guys. Getting the ol gentrification boot out of my current commercial space and having to move my sign shop and bike stuff into a new studio. Should be getting to this towards the end of the month. In the meantime here is a page from a Columbia flyer I got at Trexlertown.

 

[Fv2]

Sucks about your place, but new building=new start.