Braved the excessive heat and humidity at the Springfield Swap Meet today, but I think it was worth it. Brought 3 bikes home, and saw a lot more.
Took a chance on this one at $10. I figure it's either a $100 bike or...a $10 bike. Was hard to find info in the field, but I thought I found somewhere that Huffy "Pro Thunder BMX" bikes were nothing special, but Huffy "Thunder BMX" bikes might be more desireable because they were some of the earlier BMX bikes? At any rate, it's got a good seat and handlebars, among other things, and I'd usually give $5 each for those so it made sense to pick it up.
Montgomery Wards/Hawthorne 24" Skiptooth Ladies, with a decent Mesinger seat with crash bar and, of course, skip tooth sprockets and chain, for $20. Again, couldn't really go wrong at that price. My mom has expressed an interest in a 24" single speed after riding one around in Hilton Head, so I may build this for her.
24" Boys Foremost, again for $20. Don't see how I could go wrong with that.
Picked this up the other day from Memory Lane Classics, for $30. I'm told it's an Evans-Colson of unknown vintage. I love the rack and guard on it, and am thinking of combining it with the 34 Colson I got a while back to make a cool custom bike.
Guy wanted $300 for this Columbia 20", said it was a rare model that came out before the Stingray? Anybody know anything about this bike? I think it's ugly, but definitely unique.
Spied this Schwinn in an antique mall for $250-ish. Not sure exactly what it is, but it had a crazy seat, and evan crazier handlebars on it. Anyone know anything about it?
Took a chance on this one at $10. I figure it's either a $100 bike or...a $10 bike. Was hard to find info in the field, but I thought I found somewhere that Huffy "Pro Thunder BMX" bikes were nothing special, but Huffy "Thunder BMX" bikes might be more desireable because they were some of the earlier BMX bikes? At any rate, it's got a good seat and handlebars, among other things, and I'd usually give $5 each for those so it made sense to pick it up.
Montgomery Wards/Hawthorne 24" Skiptooth Ladies, with a decent Mesinger seat with crash bar and, of course, skip tooth sprockets and chain, for $20. Again, couldn't really go wrong at that price. My mom has expressed an interest in a 24" single speed after riding one around in Hilton Head, so I may build this for her.
24" Boys Foremost, again for $20. Don't see how I could go wrong with that.
Picked this up the other day from Memory Lane Classics, for $30. I'm told it's an Evans-Colson of unknown vintage. I love the rack and guard on it, and am thinking of combining it with the 34 Colson I got a while back to make a cool custom bike.
Guy wanted $300 for this Columbia 20", said it was a rare model that came out before the Stingray? Anybody know anything about this bike? I think it's ugly, but definitely unique.
Spied this Schwinn in an antique mall for $250-ish. Not sure exactly what it is, but it had a crazy seat, and evan crazier handlebars on it. Anyone know anything about it?
