What is This Bike?

[Tailwinds]

Aside from the finest rust $25 could buy... (I wanted it for that saddle)
I really have no clue...

Thanks for all that you guys do. I really like this place.

 

[Rustinkerer]

Huffman, early-mid 50sish. -Adam

 

[subadrew]

yup. Chainring says huff to me.

 

[dmnclnr]

I have a bike very similar to that and I believe it to be much earlier. Possibly late 30's, mine is a montgumary Ward by sears. It has the same long neck, reverse bolt on the gooseneck, and other similar features. I will post some pics in the next couple days. The bike is up in the rafters and I needed this motivation to get it down...

 

[Tailwinds]

Well take it out of the rafters and dust it off, I'd like to see it.
I disassembled mine last night. BTW, the serial is #8H014670

 

[Sinner4]

Hmmm, i picked up the same frame. Looked ugly to me so I cut it up... I like it a bit more now.

 

[Tailwinds]

Yep, that's EXACTLY what I had planned to do with my frame if I decide to keep it. Just need to learn how to weld....

 

[roadmaster]

That chainring screams Huffy to me as well BUT, with the reardropout screw adjusters and the fact the rear and front rim do not match, im thinking it was a skiptooth to standard conversion. The chainguard, fork crowns and rest of the bike, minus the chainring, don't scream Huffy to me. In fact, the chainring and frame lines make me think late 40's if not early 50's and dare I say a Hawthorne, or perhaps an early Huffman.

 

[Tailwinds]

Thanks Roadmaster for the info.

The serial number 8H014670 is right in line with a '48 Huffman (info from CABE).

 

[deorman]

Like, dig the 8) crazy cool bars on that heap, man! :mrgreen:

 

[thesuicideride]

I like it a it more now.

x2!

 

[Sinner4]

Another variation on the gender change.

Tailwinds if you were closer I'd weld it for ya.

 

[dmnclnr]

Aside from the finest rust $25 could buy... (I wanted it for that saddle)
I really have no clue...

Thanks for all that you guys do. I really like this place.

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