SEARS AND TED WILLIAMS

[CCR]

my neighbor asked me how old these were, from the BSA sticker, and bicentennial -ish decals i figured mid 70s, anyone know what years old #9 sold his name to Sears ???

 

[Markm]

Im gonna guess '76...

 

[CCR]

Im gonna guess '76...

thats what i was thinking with the red/white/blue theme.

 

[icyuod2]

well ted sold his name long before those bikes came along. i have ted williams pellet guns from the 50's (made for sears)

i think they started making those bikes in australia back in the early 70's.

 

[Rustinkerer]

I had a 20" banana seat version, I think the frame was red &blue.~Adam

 

[Hooch]

those dont look like they were "frozen" in time like Ted

 

[Danimal]

My friend used to have a Sears Ted Williams outboard boat motor.

He sold out before it was the hip thing to do. :lol:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

I had a Ted Williams fishing rod circa 1977

 

[Old Putz]

yeah, I remember those from around '76. Gotta love the zinc plated headset parts (chrome was obviously too expensive to meet the price point). And I also remember laughing about the "Free Spirit" name, as that was also (previously) used by a bra company for their product.

 

[Markm]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/1091345473.html

 

[ish]

Wow, I just put one of those near my dumpster last night after appropriating the seat from it. It was part of a package deal. That thing is super cheaply made.