Show off your Best Finds of 2012

[BackWoodCycle]

Well the year's almost over and with a new year coming up and new hopes for better finds post your favorite pick of 2012.

Here's mine:

 

[Rat Pilot]

I picked up an old ratty Columbia tanker and a JC Higgins that I'm planning on building into a boardtracker.

 

[scrumblero]

had to be this one...

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

'41 Elgin.

 

[npence]

Here are my best finds of the year.

 

[Sphinx]

My best find this year!

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/

 

[Rat Rod]

1975 Matthews Monoshock MS-1, complete with aluminum girder fork and Carlisle Aggressors.

 

[Glen]

My best find this year!

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/

yep... that was mine too

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

I didn't find a single bike this year! :shock:

 

[pick]

For me, I had two this year. First this (frame came from udallcustombikes):

Which became this:

Then this one I got from Marty "10~18 Kustoms" that I got for my wife! She loves it & it rides like a Cadillac!

 

[Terry66]

A few days ago was the one year anniversary of buying my first vintage bike. A 1964 Huffy built Firestone 500. In the past year, I have bought and sold so many bikes, I can't remember them all! Some of my favorites....

63 Schwinn American that won Best Middleweight in the Indy show

Not a bike, but this tank set is pretty cool!

My '51 Higgins that started with this....

and ended up like this...

I also really like this pair of 40/41 Huffman Airflytes. The boys needs a restoration

and I swear I think this late 20s Elgin moto is my favorite find of the year. It may not look like much just yet, but it is going to just oooze coolness when it is done.

 

[pick]

You had a very good year! 8)

 

[Euphman06]

How do you guys get so lucky in a year. (Or where do you get your money from...lol) NPENCE... that is freakin amazing 8)

 

[bullitdan]

think its a 63 western flyer ser num - L119603. Is there anyway to tell by model # 2FC-2092 ???

 

[largek9]

I Found this Huffy Hermosa and got it for ten bucks.

Then these two recently

 

[MadMax '58]

..........

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Oh man...I forgot about this!!! :shock: :mrgreen:

 

[mitchelangelo]

My current project. Picked it up in November. This one is going to be waaaayyy ratty!
AMF with the BIG drop-outs

 

[1918 Ranger]

Nice thread. Give me a sec. Ill do some digging.


1918 Ranger

 

[Rat Rod]

I forgot one....

Finding this 1963 and a half Sting-Ray for $80 and then selling it on Ebay for nearly $1300 was pretty hard to beat. :shock:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120959405229