Montgomery ward cruiser

[dragnusa]

Not sure what it is or when it was built but picked this up today when I had to stop andget a bike back from a friend. He said he got it because he needed the rear rim fora customers bike and wanted to know if I wanted the rest. The numbers on the bottom D33978

 

[dragnusa]

It seems odd to me but the numbers covered in red on the chain guard look like they was put there before the red was added on the guard

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Cant beat it for free; looks like a old Roadmaster frame too me ?
is that sissy bar stamped on the bottom buy chance ? looks like its off a Schwinn and the seat also ?

~RafaeL~

 

[dragnusa]

Will look when I get a chance. I know the seat does have a persons approved tag on it

 

[Wildcat]

Definitely a MW badged Roadmaster frame, with forward facing dropouts and straight bar is probably one of the AMF Roadmasters made in Arkansas right after the move from Cleveland. 1956 or 57 is my guess. It looks like some kind of clamp is used to hold the seat post, but that post may tighten like a handle bar stem, with a bolt to adjust on top of the post.

 

[dragnusa]

It looks alot like the 56 flying falcon ad I could find.

 

[dragnusa]

Cant beat it for free; looks like a old Roadmaster frame too me ?
is that sissy bar stamped on the bottom buy chance ? looks like its off a Schwinn and the seat also ?

~RafaeL~

looked at the sissy bar and it has persons stamped in it too.

 

[dragnusa]

Had a womans cruiser with mismatched rims and wouldn't you know it the rear matched the front on this bike. going to see how bad the fork is tomorrow and most likely replace the chain

 

[dragnusa]

getting all shiny

 

[Wildcat]

Those old forks were pretty heavy, any luck getting them straight?

 

[dragnusa]

there was no chance I could get them straight it was bent from the bearing chase down into the 2nd plate, I had a close to matching fork from a girls cruiser that Im going to use.