Yea, she's great. And owns my LBS.Looks all Monark to me, clean it up put some wheels on it and enjoy it ,you can always repaint later...
even has the original seat pan, good friend i'd keep her around for a while .
~Rafael~
I tried to pay her for it, she said if I sell it to spend the money in her shop. I think I'll keep it a while, any idea what it's worth?That is an expensive gift your friend gave you.
It appears to have been repainted, there's red under the blue and white. Looks like someone tried stripping the paint.Remember they are only OG. once ,but hey can be repainted over and over again
~Rafael~
With those fenders its one of the older ones, pre-1950. If you have any pics of the rear reflector and the rack we could narrow it down farther.
48 was the only year with a separate reflector and bumper on the rear fender. Should be easy enough to tell.Nice Monark. I have a Firestone badged Super Cruiser. Does the top of the rack have three large slots and one small? I'd take a guess at it being a 1948. Probably had dual torpedo headlight on the fender.
If you decide to paint, I'm pretty sure you can get a repop tank for it
If you don't repaint, that would look cool with some cream colored tires!
Interesting info. I didn't know that....I was basing my guess on the old Firestone catalogs. According to the pictures they have, 1948 is the only year that shows this version of the rack. 1949 and later show the cheese grater rack. Then again, I am certain there are other variations than what are shown. My Super Cruiser has the dual spring fork, train light, pointed chainguard and no fender "rocket". That combination isn't shown in any of the catalogs from 48-59.48 was the only year with a separate reflector and bumper on the rear fender. Should be easy enough to tell.
Got a picture of yours? 46 and 47 have the early rack but from 48 on they are supposed to have the cheese grater (I think) and the shroud. Technically 46 was not called a Super Deluxe and since this bike shows no sign of a name on the guard, that is what I am leaning toward but its hard to tell without a tank.Interesting info. I didn't know that....I was basing my guess on the old Firestone catalogs. According to the pictures they have, 1948 is the only year that shows this version of the rack. 1949 and later show the cheese grater rack. Then again, I am certain there are other variations than what are shown. My Super Cruiser has the dual spring fork, train light, pointed chainguard and no fender "rocket". That combination isn't shown in any of the catalogs from 48-59.
The holes upfront are for a pedestal light.There are holes in the front fender, I assume for a light or that jet looking ornament.
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