Kingfish's post on bikes he saw while traveling reminded me that I've been meaning to post about the bikes I saw at Hershey last fall. For those that don't know, every October, the Antique Automobile Club of America holds their annual fall swap meet and car show in Hershey, PA, on the grounds of what is now Hershey Park. This has been going on virtually forever; my father's been going to this even since the mid '60s, and I've been going since I was quite small. Anyway, the swap meet is primarily automotive, but its huge. And with all that stuff, a fair number of old bikes are dragged along as well. So without further delay, here are the photos.
This was one of the coolest things in the actual car show - a Mercer roadster with a period-correct track bike strapped to the running board.
Even the car's LH mirror was mounted to the old Mesinger:
Also in the show, a self-propelled quadracycle:
How about a Victor bicycle?
This Schwinn DX was a bit rough around the edges and more than I would've spent on it:
A chain-drive trike:
Anyone ever heard of a Davy Crockett? Note the skip tooth chain and radial spoked wheels...
I dig the laced wooden skirt and chain guards on this one:
This Higgins was cool, but again, too rich for me:
Neat little Monark boys bike, albeit with a wicked fork bend:
Parts is parts? The vendor told me that people don't buy projects, they buy parts. So he chopped these BBs out of frames rather than try to save them...
No price on this cool Lux Liner rat:
A "Bike Bug Deluxe" motor mounted on this Firestone Special Deluxe:
The sky's the limit when dealing with Krates, apparently. The price tag on this Apple Krate was $2600, IIRC...
A couple of neat little trikes. Check out the truss rods on the orange one...
A JC Penney tandem. I didn't know they sold bikes...
I wanted to buy this sign, but frankly didn't want to carry it around all day...
A rear-steer tandem:
Not sure what this was. Badge says "HWH". Interesting double taper on the head tube...
Maybe a Ross middleweight?
This was one of the coolest things in the actual car show - a Mercer roadster with a period-correct track bike strapped to the running board.
Even the car's LH mirror was mounted to the old Mesinger:
Also in the show, a self-propelled quadracycle:
How about a Victor bicycle?
This Schwinn DX was a bit rough around the edges and more than I would've spent on it:
A chain-drive trike:
Anyone ever heard of a Davy Crockett? Note the skip tooth chain and radial spoked wheels...
I dig the laced wooden skirt and chain guards on this one:
This Higgins was cool, but again, too rich for me:
Neat little Monark boys bike, albeit with a wicked fork bend:
Parts is parts? The vendor told me that people don't buy projects, they buy parts. So he chopped these BBs out of frames rather than try to save them...
No price on this cool Lux Liner rat:
A "Bike Bug Deluxe" motor mounted on this Firestone Special Deluxe:
The sky's the limit when dealing with Krates, apparently. The price tag on this Apple Krate was $2600, IIRC...
A couple of neat little trikes. Check out the truss rods on the orange one...
A JC Penney tandem. I didn't know they sold bikes...
I wanted to buy this sign, but frankly didn't want to carry it around all day...
A rear-steer tandem:
Not sure what this was. Badge says "HWH". Interesting double taper on the head tube...
Maybe a Ross middleweight?