WWII Era Wards Hawthorne Lightweight

[GTV]

I'll admit, it's priced high to start. Of course I'll give a MUCH better deal to anyone who contacts me through here.
Thanks for looking!

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/d/vintage-wards-hawthorne/6339268707.html

 

[GTV]

 

[GTV]

No idea why it rotated my picture...

 

[RustyGold]

No idea why it rotated my picture...

Its a common problem when posting from phone/tablet. I believe it is related to evile tapatalk...cuz, it doesn't do it for my pics and I don't use tapatalk .

Jason

 

[GTV]

Its a common problem when posting from phone/tablet. I believe it is related to evile tapatalk...cuz, it doesn't do it for my pics and I don't use tapatalk .

Jason

I didn't use tapatalk... Ohh well!

 

[RustyGold]

Bummer...I like blaming tapatalk .

If you search for 'rotated images', I'm sure you'll find some workarounds. Either pre-rotating them...or editing post after...there was some, or several, kludges people have came up with.

Good luck,
Jason

 

[Wildcat]

Nice bike, probably rides smooth on the 700s.

If it's Snyder made, the serial number may give you the date of manufacture.

 

[GTV]

Nice bike, probably rides smooth on the 700s.

If it's Snyder made, the serial number may give you the date of manufacture.

Thanks (to all!), it does ride really nice. It's probably been decades since it was last enjoyed, that makes me really happy.

I'll get the serial number first thing in the morning, is there a link to Snyder dates??

 

[Wildcat]

There was a period when they reversed the year in the serial number, in the 40's if I remember right. When they made the lightweights during the war, they may have kept doing that, if it's a Snyder. My 42 Hawthorne is a balloon tire bike, made before they went to wartime style victory bikes like yours.
The 24 EH on mine makes it a 42.

 

[Wildcat]

I looked closer and I think it's a CWC made Hawthorne, going by the chain ring and similarity to this one I found on the CABE.

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/really-frustrated-on-model-year-hawthorne-ward-bike.16862/

 

[GTV]

Thanks Wildcat. The serial number on mine is A20270.

It does look a lot like the red one and it appears that mine was originally red as well.
I’ve re-listed the bike at a lower price:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/d/vintage-wards-hawthorne/6351501072.html

 

[deorman]