Your Paramount is looking great, and Richard and his crew will do a terrific job with the restoration. They did an amazing job on my 1940 Paramount.

Most likely your frame was brazed by either Oscar Wastyn, Sr. or Ovie Jensen. In 1951, Oscar, Jr. would have been about fourteen years old.

Oscar Wastyn and Oscar Wastyn, Jr. in 1940 census

Here's a tribute to Oscar Wastyn, Sr., published shortly after his death.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7...SrObituary.jpg

Amazon.com : MKS Urban Platform Pedals, 1 Pair - 9/16", Silver : Bike Pedals : Sports & Outdoors

...used to be 50 bucks but have gotten cheaper. MKS copy of the Lyotard.

I've got a set of the MKS Urban Platforms and I really them. White Industries makes a really nice version but a little too rich for my blood even at my cost. The Lyotards you can find in decent condition for a reasonable price online.

They say envy is one of the seven deadly sins, I’m going straight to hell thanks to you. That is the most awesome array of Paramount goodness that I have seen in a while. Beautiful bikes!

Scooper, Thanks for the Wastyn links. Your bike is what got me hooked on finding an old Paramount to restore. What started as a search to replace my Chrome 72 Paramount I lost a decade ago has mutated into a vintage bike compulsion that is out of control. Now that I have gone off the deep end I spend my spare time tracking down parts and cleaning rust off half century old bike paraphernalia. It’s pretty funny whenever I do a web search for vintage Paramount track bike your bike shows up in the results, it is a handsome machine.

The good folks at Waterford are saints, and very patient saints at that. They could not say whether the green was the original color or not. They said they had never seen that color, but also said they could not confirm that is was not an original Paramount color. So once again I was torn as to making a color change…I did, I decided to go with a known blue that they had from a sample tube at Waterford. That green just never worked for me so blue it is. I have also decided to keep as much of the original plating intact as possible. The steel center sections of my hubs have missing chrome, is there a way to remove the flange from the hub without damaging it? If there was I could have the centers plated again. Another option I was thinking about would be to polish the exposed steel and spray a little clear coat just over the exposed areas to keep the rust away. Any ideas or other methods you folks know about?

Just saw this thread...cool frame! Cannot wait to see the results...

On the cranks...from the looks of those, I would not replate them...I would leave them as is...they are quite great in the condition that you show them...