Dave's Vintage Bicycles
1949 Colson Deluxe Clipper
Similar to the pre-war 1941 model, the post-war model had differnet fenders, tail light, and headlight. Otherwise the design remained faithful to the original.
1942 X-Pert Bicycle Speedometer
The Patriot X-Pert speedometer, sold by Sears and made by Stewart Warner was sold during WW2.
1941 Lobdell Lobdell Bicycle Rims
In the 1940’s, Lobdell, a maker of steel bicycle wheels stamped this neat logo into their rims. This is often not visible on restored rims or rims that have been painted or rusted.
1941 Hawthorne American ladies bicycle
Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague specially for Montgomery Ward as the “All American” model.
1941 Hawthorne Comet ladies bicycle
This 1941 Hawthorne Comet, sold by Montgomery Ward stores, was manufactured by The H.P. Snyder company, makers of Rollfast bicycles. Many Hawthornes were made by the Cleveland Welding Company and looked nearly identical. Some...
1937 LaFrance Streamliner Loop Frame
Extremely rare “loop frame” streamline bicycle, similar to the super streamline. It has several parts that are not original. Carefull study of these photos shows that this frame is not “made up” but indeed...
1932 Hawthorne ACE Balloon Tire Motorbike
This ad from a 1932 Montgomery Ward catalog describes this bicycle as having “Balloon Tires”. They appear to be single-tube type tires like the common (at the time) 28″ tires, but they are 26″...