J.C. Penny Speedshop

[PeteLeathersac]

Hey....that sure looks the same as the bike I had too! . Mine was well used and motorless when I got it but my best pal and I put an old 5hp McCullough Chainsaw two stroker in it....BRRRrrrraaaapppp.....Yippppeeeeee! .
The Penny family sold Snowmobiles too....Manhandler I think they were called? ~ Pete

[amuseme]

Makes me wonder who/where the kid on the bike is, and how badly his kids would like to see 'ol dad' in that add!

[PeteLeathersac]

Were we really all that hungry looking back then? . Something tells me you Photoshop guys are gonna' have fun w/ this shot? ~ Pete

[Mr70]

I think that's a testament as to why the young were all so lean back in those days.
More outdoor physical activities.
Sure we had Saturday AM TV,but only for a few hours & then out the door you went!
Not like now with days upon days of interactive Videogames and stagnant computer sitting.
In my neighborhood if you weren't peeling from a sunburn by the age of 6,you were considered a Nerd.

[Z-11 396]

<< GUYS >>, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT THREAD, ALL THE INFORMATION, PICTURES, AND PERSONAL HAPPENS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING, SURE MAKES ME THINK WAY BACK TO THOSE DAYS...KASEY..

[396/425blr]

i had a JC Pennys musclebike back in the 60s. it was a 5 speed with park brake in the console. it was a poor mans schwinn. here is a calalog pic. 396/425blr

[Chevy454]

Not a speed part, but I just picked up an old school JCPenney Am to Fm converter...

[Salvatore]

I have 2 JC Penney's catalogs 1968 and 1971. I also have an AF/X tach and a pair of AF/X Foremost drag slicks. The slicks were made by Mickey Thompson and the tach is a Dixco. They also carried Mickey Thompson headers, like the ones Frank is running on his COPO.

[Belair62]

Sam...see what they called their mini bikes will ya...

[markjohnson]

I've got a friend here in St. Louis that has an old brass/wooden wall plaque that reads "Dick Harrell Performance Clinic, presented by Sears, Roebuck". Even though the name Dick Harrell has become the quite the sore subject with a lot of people these days, he's still a hero to me and I hope to acquire that plaque for my garage wall someday.