Rusty Derby

[Meeba]

And I do mean Rusty!!! everything is siezed up. Just want the frame anyway. Any clue around what year it could be?

 

[scrumblero]

cool find! you don't see many Derby bikes... was that the Checker auto parts line or something? anyway , pretty sure Murray made them, or at least some of them.. :roll:

 

[Meeba]

I wish I had an intelligent answer for you, but I don't. All I know about it is that it has potential, it was free, so the price was right. Should make itself a nice cruiser.

 

[UTR1]

And I do mean Rusty!!!
no lie.. :lol:
just throw sum clear on it and every thing will be fine :lol:

 

[Unchained]

I think that's an Evans product (I believe that brand overtook the Colson name sometime after Evans wheel goods bought out the Colson bike division...) but I could be wrong on that.

 

[Rustinkerer]

I think that's an Evans product (I believe that brand overtook the Colson name sometime after Evans wheel goods bought out the Colson bike division...) but I could be wrong on that.

I think he's right, I looked at a '57 Evans ad-same frame. Chainguard is aftermarket. Normally, Derby is a Snyder badge, but maybe was for a certain store? I also have a 1960 Evans brochure, and they're all cantilever frames, so definitely 55-59. -Adam