Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
Notice how the chainrings are nearly the same design. Whoever modified the Varsity certainly was paying tribute to the 1941 Paramount.
It would be interesting to hear the history of that Varsity and chainring!
There are distinct differences in the chainrings.. maybe the most important is that it is for a 1/2" pitch chain, while the original is using 1" pitch block chain (I'm fairly sure). There are some minor differences in hole patterns too, so it's not like someone just showed a machinist a photo of the original and said "make me a copy".
It still seems like a lot of work for a bike that almost certainly can't be ridden, IMHO, etc.
Steve in Peoria