Re: Packard Bikes
Posted by Leeedy On 2021/3/24 12:50:34
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LOL. Ahhh. It seems I've been spoiling my readers. But you have a good point. Okay Chris, give me a bit of time and I'll see what I can dig out of the files.
Unless you already know what you're looking at, the literature does not make the plunger button clear.
Frankly I don't think I ever took photos of the buttons. AND they are rare as hen's teeth today. The photo thing is really much more recent since huge numbers of cameras now exist in phones. But back when I was collecting all this stuff, it meant hauling the Nikon out, a trip to the store for a roll of film, a trip to the photo developer after shooting a roll. Waiting for the development... then a trip back to the developer and hoping the photographs turned out reasonably decent.
So I just didn't take photos of everything back in the day. To do so right now would mean a trip to deep storage, pulling one out into the light and taking photos.
Ooops! Got one after all. Took a look and found a pic I took of my 1938 Schwnn-Built B.F. Goodrich Streamline. This bicycle is nearly identical to the Schwinn-Built Packard bicycle I show from 1937. The biggest differences are handgrips, frame graphics and graphics on the tank sides. And of course, the twin headlights mounted on the Knee-Action spring fork (instead of a standard fork with headlight on front fender) and the headbadge/brand. And yes, the Knee-Action spring front fork and twin headlights were also available on a Packard-branded model– for more money, of course.
Now. The white lettering is worn off of this Bakelite button, but if you look very close, you can see the stylized imprint of the letters "A.S." Side view of the button would be similar to a flattened mushroom.
Regarding the handlebar stem: Unlike the bogus thingies sold on eBay these days, THIS handlebar stem is dead original and is a REAL "razor-edge" (a term I coined in the 1970s, but nobody seems to know this–even though the term is regularly and widely repeated today).
While you're at it... note the key-locking fork– WITH original key in the lock.
The bicycle shown here is dead original 1938 (including B.F. Goodrich "Silvertown" whitewall tires) and has not been molested with bogus parts and bogus "information." I've owned it since the 1970s. And yesss, I DO have the original catalogue for this one too.
Finally, the orange/tan bicycle hint view in the left of the image below is One of my Sears Elgins. This one is in mint original condition and yes, those ARE the original colors in the original paint (as incredible as this may seem). And I knew the man who designed it. He did a number of streamlined prewar trucks and a few cars, but no Packards. When was it made? 1941. Again, unmolested original.
See? Ask and ye shall receive!
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Packard Newbie wrote:
Quote:Also, you can't see it easily here but there is a small black bakelite plunger button on the left-hand side of the handlebars.
Post #95 reads like there should be a picture one can reference, yes/no??....
Chris.
LOL. Ahhh. It seems I've been spoiling my readers. But you have a good point. Okay Chris, give me a bit of time and I'll see what I can dig out of the files.
Unless you already know what you're looking at, the literature does not make the plunger button clear.
Frankly I don't think I ever took photos of the buttons. AND they are rare as hen's teeth today. The photo thing is really much more recent since huge numbers of cameras now exist in phones. But back when I was collecting all this stuff, it meant hauling the Nikon out, a trip to the store for a roll of film, a trip to the photo developer after shooting a roll. Waiting for the development... then a trip back to the developer and hoping the photographs turned out reasonably decent.
So I just didn't take photos of everything back in the day. To do so right now would mean a trip to deep storage, pulling one out into the light and taking photos.
Ooops! Got one after all. Took a look and found a pic I took of my 1938 Schwnn-Built B.F. Goodrich Streamline. This bicycle is nearly identical to the Schwinn-Built Packard bicycle I show from 1937. The biggest differences are handgrips, frame graphics and graphics on the tank sides. And of course, the twin headlights mounted on the Knee-Action spring fork (instead of a standard fork with headlight on front fender) and the headbadge/brand. And yes, the Knee-Action spring front fork and twin headlights were also available on a Packard-branded model– for more money, of course.
Now. The white lettering is worn off of this Bakelite button, but if you look very close, you can see the stylized imprint of the letters "A.S." Side view of the button would be similar to a flattened mushroom.
Regarding the handlebar stem: Unlike the bogus thingies sold on eBay these days, THIS handlebar stem is dead original and is a REAL "razor-edge" (a term I coined in the 1970s, but nobody seems to know this–even though the term is regularly and widely repeated today).
While you're at it... note the key-locking fork– WITH original key in the lock.
The bicycle shown here is dead original 1938 (including B.F. Goodrich "Silvertown" whitewall tires) and has not been molested with bogus parts and bogus "information." I've owned it since the 1970s. And yesss, I DO have the original catalogue for this one too.
Finally, the orange/tan bicycle hint view in the left of the image below is One of my Sears Elgins. This one is in mint original condition and yes, those ARE the original colors in the original paint (as incredible as this may seem). And I knew the man who designed it. He did a number of streamlined prewar trucks and a few cars, but no Packards. When was it made? 1941. Again, unmolested original.
See? Ask and ye shall receive!
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GoodrichStreamlineWM copy.jpg (153.66 KB)
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