We didn't get Schwinns up here and I wanted one so bad! 'Cause of Captain Kangaroo of course...
:-) Cheers, frank Paul Sorenson <pentax1...@gmail.com> wrote: >Frank - > >That Firestone brought back memories...the first bike I had was a 24" >Firestone for my 7th birthday - in 1948. Mine didn't have the "tank" >which contained the horn and the D cells to power it. I was always >envious of my friends who had Schwinns with the horn/tank. > >-p > >On 11/11/2013 8:59 PM, knarf wrote: >> I'd forgotten that Firestone made (or at least marketed) bikes until >I saw this on the weekend: >> >> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/the-cruiser.html?m=1 >> >> I'll have to do a bit of research but I'd guess late fifties to early >sixties, this one was all stock - even original paint. Quite lovely. >Will show the full bike later but I really like the head badge and "gas >tank" >> >> Hope you enjoy, too. Comments always welcome. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> >> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel >> >> >> > >-- >Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
