Here's something interesting. It's a 1961 Huffy Sportsman with a three speed hub AND a three speed derailleur, a nine speed Huffy! It looks to me like this was somebody's home-brewed project, therefore I call it the Hot Rod Huffy. I think most of the extra parts are off of an old Schwinn, but I'm not sure about the sprockets. Anybody have any ideas? I read somewhere that Raleigh offered two speed derailleurs to convert three speed bikes to six speeds, but I can't see Raleigh using a Schwinn "Sprint" derailleur.

Necessity is the mother of invention... there are some unique details for mounting the the lever for the rear derailleur, anti vibration?...if it works ride it!

A true classic

Are the cranks on correctly? It looks like a cotter may be reversed.

You're talking about the crank arms in the first picture? I hadn't noticed that, but you're right, something looks strange. One more item on the list...

Perhaps a Cyclo 3 cog kit. I'd consider it desirable.

Crank cotter pin was installed opposite direction, making the clocking off.

'51 TCW 3-speed with brake

The Sturmey-Archer TCW Series Three Speed Coaster Brake Hubs

Super cool.

Huffy was supposed to be a US company, although they also imported some of their bikes.

The tag "Made in England" would indicate that it is probably a rebadged Raleigh or Hercules.

The 3x3 hub may well have been original considering the origin in the UK.

Actually, according to the Sheldon Brown page:
If that is a "51" on the hub, that may date it to 1951.

Cyclo Benelux 9-speed conversion contains a 3-speed cluster with the three cogs for a 1/8" chain, but a different rear derailleur and cable setup. This looks like a Schwinn Approved unit (restamped Huret Allvit) that might have replaced the original. Maybe a previous owner got part of a Benelux set and made it work.

Just for curiosity.
Is there an "S" on the top of the seat?

I was considering that, yes, this bike is a hot rod.

There's no "S" on the seat, but I'm guessing it might be an older Schwinn seat. I'm also guessing the handlebars came with the brake levers.

I hadn't heard of the Cyclo Benelux conversion, I'll have to see what I can find out. Thanks!

It's hard to tell, but when I expanded the original picture, it looked like "61", but the "6" didn't stamp evenly, or was damaged.

Would the cogs be marked? A backwards cotter pin sounds right. Thanks!

Well, it certainly is unique.

Being English, my guess is that it was orignally a 3-speed with flat bars.
The drop bars were added later. Plus the second 3-speed shifter has been mounted with pretty crude rubber protection.

I'm not quite sure what I'd do with it, perhaps restore the mechanicals, and add some bar tape (what is that hanging on the left brake lever?)

You have some choices of "patina" vs "restore and upgrade", and either approach would be fine.

What are your ultimate goals for the bike?

Right now, I'm just Looking at getting it roadworthy again. The paint's so faded I've thought about repainting it, but I hate to lose the original decals. I'll probably go through the mechanical parts, and then see what it looks like just cleaned up.

At first glance, that thing on the left lever struck me as a hub shiner, but I didn't pay it much attention. Did the English use hub shiners, or was that an American fad?