Old Family Bike Photos

[Danimal]

Hey Guys,

Finally dug these pics out and scanned them for youall to see. Enjoy!

First up, here is a picture of my mom as a little one. Not sure what kind of bike it is. Maybe a Schwinn?

Next up, is my favorite old photo I have. This one is of my dad and his little brother (R.I.P. Uncle Donald). Cicra 1958 or thereabout. Notice my dad has a good old Rat Rodded Elgin Twin 20! Someday, I will get one of those and restore it for him. The best part is, on the back of the picture, it says 1958 -Bicycle Ramp - Dave the Genious". Those frames look weak, but I'm sure they put it to the test!

Several years later, we have a photo of my dad and my big sister, long before I was around. This one is dated 1967.

And last, here is one of me. I'm the one on the back of the Stingray. Driving the bike is an old childhood friend. I'm pretty sure the bike was mine, but I can't recall for certain. Notice the incredible boat in the backround! That is a 50's Glasstron that I would kill for today. It has all the style of a '57 Caddy in boat format! It was a running boat long before I was born. Sometime over the years my sister and her husband decided to restore it. Of course they never finished it so the boat went to the side of the road with a free sign on it. I remember the 35 hp Johnson outboard sitting in the basement for years. The thing was just HUGE. That eventually went away too. I saw a boat like that several years ago all restored and wondered.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Great photos and stories. Thanks for posting.

 

[KOTA]

UHH, what boat? I see a pop up camper.

 

[Danimal]

UHH, what boat? I see a pop up camper.

Ummm, it's upside down right next to the camper. You need your eyes check Larry. LOL

 

[KOTA]

So sorry. I thought it was a piece of foam rubber...................Hey, make that bike for your Dad!

 

[Danimal]

Hey Larry, check this out. A pic of a 1958 Glastron from a google search. Now picture it all faded and turned upside down, then look at my pic again.

Tell me this boat is not the coolest ever!

 

[KOTA]

Not A bicycle picture ( don't have any), but a "bike" picture. This was taken in 1931 at a family picnic (NO, I wasn't there). Supposed to be an Aunt on the end closest to the camera......Could someone tell me if those are Indian Motorcycles? My family didn't live far from the plant where they made them in Springfield MA............And Dan, don't go "What bike?"

 

[dos cruiser]

Nice pic. Those bikes like to be identical with the exception of the seat on the back of the bike w/ the lady in black. Out for a Sunday ride.

 

[XC204]

Found this by accident last nite while looking through some storage bins for parts for frame jig.

By xc204 at 2009-10-12 I had forgotten about this bike other than that it was red. This photo was from July 1959 I was 8 yrs old an it must have been First Communion day. Thus the tie and a photo in that bunch with me holding a book and my dad in a suit. In a magnifyer I can see that the bike is a Huffy Impala I think I got it that day as a gift. No wonder that my old bikes just feel good. Oh and check out the bar buddy jet plane with streamers.

 

[mrbill]

Hello Danimal,

Your photos are great but that one of you mom is the total winner.
It's got all kinds of great stuff bicycle,lawnmower, washingmachine,
cedar shake covered home, convertible on a unpaved driveway and
of course your beautiful barefoot mom. Thanks.

Cheers.

 

[murraymadman]

great pics! those boats are the coolest thing i ever seen! looks like they took wheels off a caddy and put it in the water! great lines!