Show off your Best Finds of 2012

[1918 Ranger]

2012 was a good year but sorting through I feel these are my best of the year:

53 Red Phantom

Elgin Twin 20

1920 Mead Ranger

Higgins Colorflow

50s Mercury

40s Dayton

50 Shelby Airflow

50 Western Flyer

37 Western Flyer (Shelby Airflo frame) to match my restored 37 just like it

1935 Roadmaster Roadster


My FAV of the year

1939 Huffman Twinflex restore

Work in progress.


1918 Ranger

 

[pick]

Wow! You guys make my best finds look pretty lame. Hope 2013 is better to me! Happy New Year to all.... 8)

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Easy for me, my 56 JC Higgins. A gift from member bicycles123.

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[kingfish254]

I had a very fun year with my fresh finds!!!

The Nirve Cannibal has been cool

The TROPICAL chainring was super cool from a roadside bike guy in Bali

The Rat Fink frame was way cool, but just not for me.

The carbon Trek was by far the most profitable find

The glitter seat was the coolest exercise bike find ever for me

I as able to decorate my shop with some Fat Tire neon

Then towards the end of the year I just kept hitting paydirt!!!
Schwinn Runabout

Schwinn DX Royal with a Dial Your Ride fork

Columbia Firebolt (along with about 50 other people)

1954 Columbia tanker

Columbia 3 star

then a bunch of cool springer forks.


But actually the best find for me is an unusual, simple, and cheap one. I would have to say it was this early 60s Murray Meteor Flight. The reason I feel this was my best find, is because without its Murray rear end, I probably never would have done my Flex-Liner 7 build which I continue to love riding months after Build Off 7.

 

[1918 Ranger]

Dr T. Love your Higgins. And Kingfish, u bring it in day after day.


1918 Ranger

 

[BackWoodCycle]

Seeing all of yalls awesome finds makes me feel less excited about mine. But I guess that's because most of you are from the northern states. Not very many of the older bikes made it down to Arkansas.

 

[1918 Ranger]

Seeing all of yalls awesome finds makes me feel less excited about mine. But I guess that's because most of you are from the northern states. Not very many of the older bikes made it down to Arkansas.

Most all mine were sourced in middle to East TN. So there's hope!


1918 Ranger

 

[jd56]

I picked up a few this past year.

59 Columbia FireArrow

64 Huffy Silver jet....sold this one already (because it was a girls) but, it is all original and every bit a 9 out 10 in condition.

65 Huffy Eldorado....for sale

But, probably the best find for me was this pair...49 LaSalle Black Phantom and a 53 Wasp...(the wasp was traded)...still rebuilding the LaSalle

Then there is the shop that was built before Xmas...not necessarily a find but, proud of it.

Bike Accessories / parts, it has to be this Delta Jet Rocket fender light

 

[Uncle Stretch]

A nasty free Schwinn from Chuck.

Turned into a decent bike.

 

[Sphinx]

Bike Accessories / parts, it has to be this Delta Jet Rocket fender light

Wish I could find that lense for mine. I have the wrong lense on the one I have.

 

[junknutz1975]

2012 has been a real good year for me :mrgreen:
( the other finds went directly from the car right into my storeage garage cuz winter was coming so i didnt get any pics yet )

as found columbia playbike super 5

a found ( quickly rinsed off ) columbia playbike sport 5

as found playbike 88 ( in flamboyant magenta ) schwinn fastback 5 speed , fastback coaster

as found cool schwinn camelback for 5 bucks

as purchased @ dudley swap meet schwinn twin straight bar

 

[marius.suiram]

I'm looking for 3 and 10 speed bikes, so ...nothing spectacular.
But these are my best bikes

Trek 620, excellent condition, missing the wheels and seat, for 10 dollars

Puch 10 speed, Austria

Schwinn Super Le Tour 10 speed

Schwinn Le Tour Tourist 10 speed

Rampar R two, made by Raleigh 10 speed

Columbia 3 speed 1953 with generator in the front hub

 

[volksboy57]

Has to be my 1934 Schwinn Excelsior

then i put a tank in it