the motherload

[Uncle Stretch]

Today I put myself through 11 hours of torture all in the name of the deal. I drove to Dallas and back and picked up 5 bikes. My brain function isnt right to be typing so here they are . 2 Roadmasters 1 Schwinn straight bar 1 JC Higgins....and a red one a ha ha . There are 3 skiptooth with chains and the two roadmasters have the springers and one of them is the blinker one. Would I do it again....I would leave right now. :wink: thanks again Steve for the heads up on this one.

 

[Rat Rod]

That second green one is pretty cool....looks like you did alright.

Looking forward to the transformation of these...should keep you busy for a while. :wink:

 

[Triggerfish]

Congrats! What a sweet haul! Get some sleep now...

 

[Markm]

Nice finds!!!! :mrgreen:

 

[Larry]

Great haul. The first green one up top is a looker.

 

[rusty513]

Nice Finds!!!!!!!!!!!! Just what you need, ha ha!!!!!

 

[kingplinker]

WOW! Those are some great looking bikes! That top one is super kung-fu sweet!

 

[Rustinkerer]

SCORE!!!! `Adam

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Its funny when you look at that many bikes ,that all need something done to them, Its almost overwhelming. Just noticed the first green bike ,a roadmaster has a big cut in the frame on the down tube.....well there goes some of the profit. Hummm if I just had a welder ....oh yeah I do.
Cant understand three are badged roadmaster but one says Hawthorne on the chain guard. May have to brush up on my bike knowledge. :roll: :?

 

[2manybikes]

Nice score Paul, The green one with the springer in the first pic looks like a Hawthorne to me. The straightbar with the springer and the red one with the curved braces both look like CWC Roadmasters.

 

[Crassly]

Cleveland Welding Company made bikes. The ones they sold out of their dealerships were badged as Roadmaster. The same bike sold by Montgomery Wards was badged as a Hawthorne. The same bike sold by Gambles Hardware was badged Hiawatha. All made by Cleveland Welding, basically identical bikes, but different names and head badges. I hope this helps.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Hey thanks yall . I have severly neglected my education. One of these days I'm going to have to break down and buy some bike books.

 

[Rustinkerer]

Yeah, Hawthornes from the late 30's to the late 50's were about 50/50, half made by CWC, half made by D.P. Harris/Snyder (Rollfast). Most of the 60s Hawthorne's I've seen were all DPH. Actually, all of the store badged bikes, Western Flyers, Hiawathas, Firestones, etc were made by a confusing variety of mfg.ers! ~Adam