The Deluxe and Custom Airflos were referred to as the Speedline. Made bicycles for other retailers such as Montgomery Ward, Spiegel, Gambles Shelby, like other manufacturers of the time In the 1950′s Shelby was responsibleįor the Donald Duck bicycles, which were painted yellow and blue with a duck In the late 1930′s they made the Shelby Speedline Airflo, this radically Manufactured and sold the “Lindy Flyer”, a bicycle with a Charles Lindbergh Having produced some of the most desirable collector bicycles. The Shelby Cycle Company of Shelby, Ohio is known for Despite its rarity and value this bicycle is ridden. This is a fully restored bicycle in the original French blue and red. The 1935 to1937 Bluebird is considered one of the most desirable of all prewar balloon tire bicycles. The Bluebird sold for a cost of $44.95 which was about a month’s salary for the average worker if you were lucky enough to have a job during the Great Depression. Sears sold about 4000 of these bikes from 1935 to 1937 and it is estimated that about 100 survive today. This creates an integral ‘tank’ that houses the speedometer, horn, and electrical switches. The Bluebird is constructed from a stamped steel fuselage instead of having a standard top tube. John Morgan) to design three new bikes (Bluebird, Skylark, and Robin) for Sears which were built by the Westfield Manufacturing Co. Sears commissioned Juan Raydolphus Morgansky (a.k.a. Sold exclusively through Sears the top-of-the-line Bluebird was marketed under the Sears “Elgin” brand which was used for all of their bicycles before WWII. Introduced just two years after the first balloon tire bikes appeared in the United States the 1935 Sears Elgin Bluebird marked a radical departure in bicycle design. Aerocycles were manufactured in a variety of colors. According to Schwinn literature the Aerocycle was only offered in red and silver but through a contract with Chicago Suppy Co. The Aerocycle was not a large seller due to the relatively high price but put Schwinn on the map as a dominate player in the bicycle industry. The Aerocycle was produced from 1934-36 and is considered one of the most desirable pre war bicycles and was the top-of-the-line offering from Schwinn until the Autocycle was introduced in 1936. The tank incorporated a headlight, an electric horn was mounted on the handlebars, and a functional taillight was also standard. The Aerocycle featured a streamlined tank with an aviation theme to evoke the latest technological marvels. In 1934 Schwinn took bicycle design to a whole new level with the introduction of the Aerocycle. apart from other bicycle manufacturers through innovation beginning in 1933 with the introduction of the balloon tire bicycle.

Murray bike serial numbers