My craigslist frame find

[Willis617]

I found this frame earlier this week, mocked this up this afternoon from parts I hand on hand, I'm not liking the bars, i want to go with an mx bar maybe with a slingshot stem i have.
I believe the frame to be a prewar Colson, can anyone comfirm?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Yeah I agree, bar looks too flat, you need some rise. I'd say try the MX bars with the stem you have now, and if you find the handling too twitchy, then add the Slingshot. Wide bars don't like long stems

 

[RustyGold]

Not Colson...CWC, earlier version of their double bar.

 

[Willis617]

Not Colson...CWC, earlier version of their double bar.

How early?

 

[Willis617]

Not Colson...CWC, earlier version of their double bar.

 

[Willis617]

Bought this Sunday, another craigslist find
Ross Deluxe, I think

 

[RustyGold]

How early?

CWC lowered the intermediate/downtube juncture mid-'37...that frame style was made '35-'40.

Your serial number indicates it was made in the first 2/3rds of '37, so it is either a late '36 or a '37.

Cool bike!

 

[Willis617]

CWC lowered the intermediate/downtube juncture mid-'37...that frame style was made '35-'40.

Your serial number indicates it was made in the first 2/3rds of '37, so it is either a late '36 or a '37.

Cool bike!

Thanks!

 

[Rustinkerer]

Bought this Sunday, another craigslist find
Ross Deluxe, I think

Yep, early Ross, typically the first two numbers of the serial is the year, and later preceded by R. Ballpark '56-60 on that, aftermarket chain ring and guard.
-Adam

 

[Verrt]

I have that frame, can't give you any more info that what's been said already though. Think it was figured to around 35-40, from memory.

Here's the badge that's attached to it, not sure it's original to this bike though.

 

[Willis617]

I have that frame, can't give you any more info that what's been said already though. Think it was figured to around 35-40, from memory.

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Here's the badge that's attached to it, not sure it's original to this bike though.
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I really like your bike!
Frame and rim color choice, and that fork!!

 

[Verrt]

I really like your bike!
Frame and rim color choice, and that fork!!

Thanks, I'm proud to own it! Wish I could say I built it.

@Skipton build this one as a Chicago Taildraggers raffle bike a year or so ago. Guy who won it put it on CL the next day as it was too small for him.

So I snapped it up, to keep it in the family, as it were.