Number on frame - 7670-4147045
Build thread... https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/monark-americana-cruiser.116499/#post-1227924
Trying to determine the year this bike was built.
Read the following links...
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/monark-serial-number-help-what-year-is-it.75714/
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/monark-silver-king-identification-and-questions.99852/
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/monark-silver-king-serial-number-id.36122/
From my "fresh finds" thread...
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/horsefarmers-fresh-finds.109737/page-4#post-1226577
@RustyGold said,"That's probably a rare Monark. Everybody started building cantilever frames in ~'57 because Schwinn's patent ran out... Monark was done by '58. It looks like that has a Monark style mono BB to chain stay junction, so it isn't a latter rebadged Huffy.
A last year Monark with a whole new frame design... very cool!"
Somewhere in all this I read the Silver King name was revived in 1955 for a new middleweight line. Also Huffy gobbled 'em up by late 1957.
also the first 4 numbers are the model number followed by a serial number.
So model 7670
Middleweight
Cantilever frame
Bendix manual 2 speed hub
Wippermann front caliper brake
Any more info from the old bike Gurus would be appreciated!
