![]() But with a bit of work, patience, and some new paint, they would make a great showpiece. The rims aren't as pretty as they once were. ![]() Blackout New Departure hubs with drop-center rims. Also, the headbadge is painted over with the light blue. It looks like the dark blue is the original. Not sure on the original- either a dark blue or a green- but the current color is a very rough light blue. With the different styling cues, blackout hubs, no chrome) lack of cwc stamp in the serial number, and overall look of the bike, this leads to a later 1940's date. ![]() We are presupposing that the build date is about 1946. With the serial number dating a little iffy. ![]() The one source I am aware of that can produce that type of information (by individual request and for a nominal fee) is the National Bicycle History Archive of America (NBHAA.Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge This auction is for a vintage late 1940's- 1946? Ladies Roadmaster balloon tire bicycle. You would need to consult full-line Roadmaster catalogs from the period to ascertain more about this bike, its model designation, and original color options but CWC literature is not easy to come by in the public domain. It is a bike from the middle of the line, it sports the New-for-47 Girl’s Luxury Liner style frame but it has the lesser tank, rack, chain guard, and light (having the light is a good score because few bikes from this period still have theirs.) ![]() Your bike looks generally complete and correct as it sits excepting the paint and other condition issues. If B08828 is the entire serial number and there is no suffix following it, then the bike probably was manufactured toward the beginning of that period. Your CWC Roadmaster can be visually dated to a production period ranging roughly between late 1946 and the end of 1949. I can help a bit based on studying these bikes at length but the specifics of your questions are beyond what I can answer with certainty, and beyond definite answers based on what is currently accessible for ready research in the public domain. ![]()
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