Originally Posted by
Narhay
The C&V Clunker 100 Challenge. The hunt, the build, the slog.
Edit: although they are very nice, this game is not to show off your past finds. This is to find and build something new specifically for this purpose.
I'm in. I found this frameset last week, a 1938 Humber Sports sport version for $5 at a salvage yard, has bent forks and a bent downtube and toptube. Frameset consists of frame, forks with headset, stem and bars, grips, chainring with cranks and pedals, headlight mount-bracket, seat and seatpost. The frame has the original guidewheel for the shifter cable, clamp-on bracket for the front cable sheath stop at the front of the toptube, clamp-on front mount for a chainguard, and frame-welded pump mounts. I'll build it out with restored paint (no full strip since I need to protect the original faint gold script on TT, DT and ST), 26 inch wheels, 3-speed S/A hub, handlebar shifter, caliper brakes, fenders, chainguard, headlight, taillight, magneto, and frame tire pump, all "period-correct style", not one new part.
I haven't touched the frame except to take off the seat and seatpost to remove an old chain-lock left on the frame, so I could see the serial number clearly. Here's my starting point:
