I'm throwing my own hat in the ring with a straight restoration. A 1971 Huffy "The Judge 5". This bike was rescued from a barn in New York. Here's how I got it.
Originally it was purple. My son, the one building the Derelict Dill, will be the one riding it. He saw the purple and "a look". Knowing that his little sister's favorite color is purple, and she has a '69 Slingshot in that color, and mom has a '64 Astro Flight in that color, he wanted nothing to do with it. I showed him the ad for the '71 Judge, and he smiled. That was it.
Instead of the red/yellow, we've decided to go with a red/burnt orange. We both like that idea better.
On to the restoration!!
Originally it was purple. My son, the one building the Derelict Dill, will be the one riding it. He saw the purple and "a look". Knowing that his little sister's favorite color is purple, and she has a '69 Slingshot in that color, and mom has a '64 Astro Flight in that color, he wanted nothing to do with it. I showed him the ad for the '71 Judge, and he smiled. That was it.
Instead of the red/yellow, we've decided to go with a red/burnt orange. We both like that idea better.
On to the restoration!!
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