1940 Schwinn DX
Full restoration,Lincoln head badged DX red and creme paint with lots of chrome. Lobdell rims with Typhoon repro red rubber tires. rear hub is a 7 speed to help flatten out the hills.this bike...
Dave's Vintage Bicycles
1940 Schwinn built Ace BC and Henderson B107
A pair of original, un-restored 1940 Schwinn built bikes. One badged as an Ace, the other as a Henderson. Note differences including frame length behind seat post. [click thumbnails for larger image]
1940 Schwinn Autocycle
This bike is equipped many of the features that were sought after by kids in 1940. Fenderlight, front drum brake, chrome rims and white wall tires, and horn tank.
1940 Schwinn Autocycle
This bike was found in Michigan under a heavy coat of black housepaint. After 40 plus hours of cleaning, the original paint shines through !! Only one in the “Thunderbird” motif I’ve ever seen...
1940 Roadmaster 4-Gill
For 1940 the Cleveland Welding Co. dropped the “Supreme” designation of its top model and simply referred to it as the “Men’s “A” Fully Equipped”. The “Four Gill” tank was introduced in 1938 to...
1940 Murray Built Firestone
Rare Firestone built by Murray Ohio. We are now aware of 5 bicycle manufacturers who made bicycles for Firestone. They are, Huffman, Colson, Murray Ohio, H.P. Snyder and for a very brief time, Cleveland...
1940 Monark Superframe 5-bar
This months Bike of the Month is a 1940 Monark Superframe “5-bar”. Restoration done by Dave at nostalgic.net. Saddle restored by Bob Usasi. It has several unusual features, most notable are the handlebars which...
1940 Huffman Twin-Flex “Big Tank” Champion pair
Here is an outstanding pair of “Big Tank” Huffman built Twin-Flex bicycles. The men’s bicycle is a Firestone “Air-Flex” and features the headlight that are built into the tank. It is restored in beautiful...