OK, I gota admit I like older girls especially when they are bikes. Here are a couple of my latest finds, both pretty girls.
The first is a 1941 Monark Champion "4 Bar" frame saved from being parted out over on the CABE. As soon as I saw the posting I made an offer for all the remaining parts and he took it. When I got it about 6 months ago she was missing the fork, seat, head badge and light. I recently just found a real nice fork here on RRB. Yea, it was a post war girls fork, and had to be cut down but was the right color and patina was a pretty good match. I found the front load headlight on feebay, and stole the seat off a '47 Hawthorne I have to get it rolling. So, I still need to find a peroid correct seat, and the head badge to finish her right.
The next old girl I just picked up last week at the Mo-Kan VW show swap meet. As best I can tell she is a '46 (MOK) Murray built JC Higgins Color Flow. It was missing the tank, and again I was able to find one here on RRB. The tank found is a later 50's model but it works till I can find the correct 4 jewel tank. She is also missing the Batwing headlight, but I don't think I will be putting a $300 head light on a $150 bike anytime soon so will have to get creative, thinking I might do dual Rocket Ray Jr's or something like.
The first is a 1941 Monark Champion "4 Bar" frame saved from being parted out over on the CABE. As soon as I saw the posting I made an offer for all the remaining parts and he took it. When I got it about 6 months ago she was missing the fork, seat, head badge and light. I recently just found a real nice fork here on RRB. Yea, it was a post war girls fork, and had to be cut down but was the right color and patina was a pretty good match. I found the front load headlight on feebay, and stole the seat off a '47 Hawthorne I have to get it rolling. So, I still need to find a peroid correct seat, and the head badge to finish her right.
The next old girl I just picked up last week at the Mo-Kan VW show swap meet. As best I can tell she is a '46 (MOK) Murray built JC Higgins Color Flow. It was missing the tank, and again I was able to find one here on RRB. The tank found is a later 50's model but it works till I can find the correct 4 jewel tank. She is also missing the Batwing headlight, but I don't think I will be putting a $300 head light on a $150 bike anytime soon so will have to get creative, thinking I might do dual Rocket Ray Jr's or something like.
Girls in skirts are the best :wink:
