Needle in a haystack.
 

Several weeks ago I posted pics of some old balloon tire bikes I picked up. The pick of the litter being this Columbia built Goodyear HiWay Patrol.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...psjmfujpdm.jpg

I hooked an acquaintance up with the seller and he ended up buying everything that was left, probably close to 175 bicycles and a couple pickup loads of parts. A few days later he and the seller contacted me to tell me they had found what they believed was the chain guard to my bike. It was in a box in an entirely different location several miles from the bike, the odds against finding it had been pretty high but it was definitely the one from my bike.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps04mazvgr.jpg

That left only the top cover to the headlight missing and I had even less hope of finding it. I have been looking for a replacement with little success then a few days ago my acquaintance sent me a Facebook message with this picture.......

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps0iuppfmb.jpg

I picked it up this morning, my acquaintance (quickly becoming a good friend) was handsomely rewarded with his favorite adult beverage and the cover will be reunited with the bike in a few minutes. :D

That's fantastic! Nice when things align and stuff comes back together like it should....

Awesome!

I like a good story and even better when it has the happy ending. How restorative are you going to go on this Colombian?

I'm going to give it a full mechanical rebuild, a Naval Jelly & WD-40 bath, clear coat it, make the horn and headlight functional, put tubes and tires on it and ride it. Oh, and I'll replace the orange mud flap with a white one.

How cool is that. So much fun collecting!