What the heck did i find?

[stephengraham]

Maybe Montgomery Ward? Any idea of i can find a parts list?

 

[chrisr]

Gilson bikes are very nice riding from what I heard. Wards was one seller of Gilson bikes.

 

[sparkwizard]

Welcome to oldminibikes.com! That is a great find! it looks like you got all the hard-to-find stuff.
Try Hent at the top of this page for the general stuff like clutch, chain, cables and such.

 

[Charles S]

That is nice! If it's orange (looks orange in a couple photos, looks more red in others...), it may be an Allis-Chalmers. Gilson manufactured minibikes for A-C and M-W. I imagine the A-C bikes would be the more rare ones.

https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/categories/allis-chalmers.583/

https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/categories/gilson.744/

https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/categories/montgomery-wards.584/

 

[hermans13]

Nice find! You are lucky that the stickers are there too, protect and save them. Good luck and enjoy your find.

 

[mchadsey1]

Interesting how that bike made it from the east coast to California.

 

[stephengraham]

Interesting how that bike made it from the east coast to California.

Old address
Im actually in northern maine now

 

[stephengraham]

That is nice! If it's orange (looks orange in a couple photos, looks more red in others...), it may be an Allis-Chalmers. Gilson manufactured minibikes for A-C and M-W. I imagine the A-C bikes would be the more rare ones.

https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/categories/allis-chalmers.583/

https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/categories/gilson.744/

https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/categories/montgomery-wards.584/

Definitely orange

 

[Rowedoo]

Old address
Im actually in northern maine now

Somehow you snuck it by me .

 

[Mark G]

NOT an AC, definitely a Gilson. Allis branded bikes has a foil decal with model and serial number on the swingarm, and NO Gilson tag on the forks.
Nice bike either way, and as stated very comfy riders as they are a little longer wheelbase and can accommodate either a small frame Tec or a H series block.
Looks like it's mostly all there, the hardest parts to find will be the clutch cover and jack shaft bushings. The bushings are an odd oval shape and NLA, however they do pop up from time to time. As you are already missing one of the brackets, it might be easier (and cheaper) to get two new brackets and go with standard round oillite bushings. It has the narrow clutch bracket so that bike would have likely come with a two speed (probably why it's missing). Torque converters work great on those bikes.
Good luck with it!

 

[stephengraham]

NOT an AC, definitely a Gilson. Allis branded bikes has a foil decal with model and serial number on the swingarm, and NO Gilson tag on the forks.
Nice bike either way, and as stated very comfy riders as they are a little longer wheelbase and can accommodate either a small frame Tec or a H series block.
Looks like it's mostly all there, the hardest parts to find will be the clutch cover and jack shaft bushings. The bushings are an odd oval shape and NLA, however they do pop up from time to time. As you are already missing one of the brackets, it might be easier (and cheaper) to get two new brackets and go with standard round oillite bushings. It has the narrow clutch bracket so that bike would have likely come with a two speed (probably why it's missing). Torque converters work great on those bikes.
Good luck with it!

Thanks for the info!!

 

[stephengraham]

Everyone is awesome help!!
Thank you!
Time for engine check then tear down. If anybody happens to come across a cluth cover and/or original exhaust pipe lmk!