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This ones from the late 30's... It has a laced rear fender to keep the ladies skirt out of the spokes. I painted this up in colors my wife would like so it's not so much a restoration as it is a rejuvenation. Very nice old bike!
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What type of headlight does this have? It looks really cool. As does the bike.
It's a pre-war Delta. Normally they come kind of a dull silver but I painted this one up to match the bike. For better or worse...lol...
OMG !!!!! LOVE THE BIKE :) AND LOVE THE CAT , SO CUTE:)
Bell, This cat is my favorite. We have several and he's the most "dog like" of the bunch... He likes to just hang out with me. Thanks for the love on the old bike!!
Hello toolate2 , i could tell that he likes to be by you all the time , hes a little sweetheart i could just by looking at him :) and i do love the bike , anytime:)
I've added some pictures to this post. I got the old girl out yesterday and cleaned her up a bit. She looked so good I just had to take a few more shots of her...lol