Clippers seem to popping up all over the place recently. I found this bike on my local craigslist today, I took one look at those fender braces and I knew I was about to make a bad decision... It appears to be a Colson/Goodyear Clipper that is missing the tank, chainguard, the correct rack, seat, truss rods and reflectors. I'm leaning towards a '41 Goodyear based on the supports for the fenders and the "GY" stamp on the bottom bracket but thats only a guesstimation. The bike is rough but the frame & fork are straight, solid and cancer free. Surprisingly good shape for the far northcoast of California, turns out the person I bought it from got it Modoc County hence the lack of rust. Pumped up the tires and rode it around, everything worked well enough. All in all I'm happy with it for a solid project bike under $150.
Bottom bracket shell. If the "K1" is the date maybe Nov 1941? Any help in narrowing down the manufacturing date would be greatly appreciated.
The paint is obviously not original and quite horrendous, the rack is nice but off a different bike, the fenders are a little rough but still awesome, most of the chrome is in decent to good shape. It has ND Model D's that still have great chrome and a grease fitting on the rear. Rear rim is a "triple step" and the front isn't but both are in good shape and reasonable true. The tires are Carlisle Lightnings in usable shape.
