The first is a regular old WCC chopper. It is in pristine condition except for the the rip on the seat (kinda looks like a bite mark). I got it mostly for the forks but will probably end up using a lot of the other parts for various projects. Here are the pics.
The other is a 1945 (according to Mr. Columbia) Columbia Sport Tourist. Complete with blackout bars, stem and New Departure hub. It has been repainted but at least they painted around the graphics. I'm not sure if the Mesinger saddle is original but I have never seen this style before. The seat to seat-post bracket (terminology?) is broken as shown in the picture below, If anyone has one of these saddles or a replacement bracket i would be very interested. So, without further adieu the pics.
Thanks for looking.
The other is a 1945 (according to Mr. Columbia) Columbia Sport Tourist. Complete with blackout bars, stem and New Departure hub. It has been repainted but at least they painted around the graphics. I'm not sure if the Mesinger saddle is original but I have never seen this style before. The seat to seat-post bracket (terminology?) is broken as shown in the picture below, If anyone has one of these saddles or a replacement bracket i would be very interested. So, without further adieu the pics.
Thanks for looking.
