Re: Packard Labeled Bike
Posted by RogerDetroit On 2013/4/2 16:15:25
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About 10 years ago I restored a Packard-badged bicycle. Actually it was built by Cleveland Welding and they made bicycles for a number of retailers - their in-house brand was called "Roadmaster." My model is known as a "three-gill" - note the louvers or "gills" on the tank.
I bought my unrestored bike from these guys:http://www.memorylane-classics.com/ and then I chased down some parts on eBay.
The owners of Memorylane Classics told me that CW badged up a number of their bikes for auto dealership groups (not the manufacturer) such as Packard, Lincoln and others. These bikes were used as a "deal clincher" where a salesman would say something to the prospective buyer like, "if I threw in a bicycle for your boy, then would you buy this car today?"
They helped me research the paint colors from CW for 1941 and one of the combinations was a maroon and tan. I had some Laguna Maroon Pearlescent left over from my convertible sedan and I found a nice tan to coordinate with it. Pinstriping called for two colors: orange and tan. Photos are attached.
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About 10 years ago I restored a Packard-badged bicycle. Actually it was built by Cleveland Welding and they made bicycles for a number of retailers - their in-house brand was called "Roadmaster." My model is known as a "three-gill" - note the louvers or "gills" on the tank.
I bought my unrestored bike from these guys:http://www.memorylane-classics.com/ and then I chased down some parts on eBay.
The owners of Memorylane Classics told me that CW badged up a number of their bikes for auto dealership groups (not the manufacturer) such as Packard, Lincoln and others. These bikes were used as a "deal clincher" where a salesman would say something to the prospective buyer like, "if I threw in a bicycle for your boy, then would you buy this car today?"
They helped me research the paint colors from CW for 1941 and one of the combinations was a maroon and tan. I had some Laguna Maroon Pearlescent left over from my convertible sedan and I found a nice tan to coordinate with it. Pinstriping called for two colors: orange and tan. Photos are attached.
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