Girls Western Flyer Identification help

[auditech10]

Good morning, I am having a little trouble trying to ID a bike I picked up recently. Its a girls Western Flyer by Western Auto, skip tooth chain, peaked fenders and springer fork. I picked it up for a song, but it is in need of a lot of work. It has been repainted, the original color appears to be blue. I found a serial number, H69486, I believe it is a 1951, but info has been hard to come by. I have found one picture of a boys western flyer with the same style fork and chain guard, but nothing for the girls. I would like to restore it, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all of your help!

 

[RustySprockets]

No dispute over the year--I think 1951 is spot-on. Couldn't locate an example that is exactly like your CWC-framed step through. This is the closest image I could find, but there ARE differences.

 

[auditech10]

RustySprockets, thank you for the info. It's nice to know that mine doesn't appear to be missing too many parts. Maybe they had different "trim levels" in 1951, I will continue my search for any catalogs or advertising.

 

[1oldbikelover]

Looks older than '51 to me!

 

[RustySprockets]

RustySprockets, thank you for the info. It's nice to know that mine doesn't appear to be missing too many parts. Maybe they had different "trim levels" in 1951, I will continue my search for any catalogs or advertising.

They did indeed offer different levels of tack. This one sports a different chainring, a tank, and truss rods that also serve as crash guards, but the frame itself is identical.