Foo - Montgomery Ward mini-bike 383

A friend of mine has this mini-bike frame. He says he had it for at least 15 years, I believe he bought just the frame with a few parts. The labeling on the frame is "Montgomery Ward Mini-Bike 383". Also, the serial# o7x93774 and Model# GIL-43966A. We cannot recall Montgomery Wards ever selling Mini-bikes.
Please any and all info on the frame builder, type and size engine, or when built would be very helpful.
I think he also has the forks and believes there might have been shocks too. Thank all of you very any help you might have.
Greg Anthony

Gilson made minibikes for Montgomery ward in the 60's, hence the GIL-model number. you can find pics of MW and Gilson bikes on the internet, one place to look is minidoodle.com

i have what apparently was a model 323.

would love to see a photo of your friend's 383!

Dang it... I had a very good condition Mongomery Ward bike myself that I gave away when I moved. It was pink old-school fun with white tires. :cry: I miss that bike.

Koffee

Did ANYONE ever call it Monkey Wards?

Or was that just my loopy family thing?

Did ANYONE ever call it Monkey Wards?

Or was that just my loopy family thing?


We had a "Monkey Wards" too.

Its not just a loopy family thing

why's it called monkey wards?

why's it called monkey wards?

MON tG omE rY WARD

mon gey ward = monkey wards

so why did someone bother to do that? O_o

so why did someone bother to do that? O_o


Laziness, too many syllables in montgomery.

Same reason they refer to Target as "Tarjey".

And Sears as Sneers.

'cause it's fun.