1936 Rollfast – Harvard
This nice original 1936 Rollfast belongs to Scott McCaskey. It has not been restored, just cleaned up. It is original down to the rare United States “checker side” black-wall tires. Notice how similar this...
This nice original 1936 Rollfast belongs to Scott McCaskey. It has not been restored, just cleaned up. It is original down to the rare United States “checker side” black-wall tires. Notice how similar this...
This is a very rare girls version of the coveted Hawthorne Zep. It survives with it’s original paint, and even the original Wards Riverside whitewall tires. It features an unusual means of holding the...
A 1936 Hawthorne Zep owned by Ed Kann is this months Bicycle of the Month. This art-deco beauty has some of the finest chrome work I have ever seen. The paint (done by Dave...
The aluminum frame on this Monark built Hawthorne Duralium has a piece of springed steel behind the crank housing, and springed steel rod inside the rear stays allowing the rear of the frame to...
Original,unrestored 24″ boys bicycle that was in dry storage in Chicago,IL since the 1940’s. Entry Submitted by Jamie Hernacki
First year 1935 for Silver King produced aluminum bicycles, in this instance badged Hawthorne for Montgomery Wards. This was a base model without a rack or electrification in 24 x 2.125″ balloon tires (on...
First year balloon tire Montgomery Wards bike equipped with 26×1.75 tires.B.F.Goodrich repro tires are a little small than original 26X2.125 and work great for riding.Headlight and taillight are in works.Should have an aluminum face...
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″...
A good example of one of the earliest balloon tired bicycles. this bike is equipped with chrome fenders, tool box tank, headlight and speedometer. Check out the springs on that saddle.