1948 Malvern Star
Here is a terrific import from the land down under, and although this bike is from the southern hemisphere, it still goes counter-clockwise around a velodrome.
…Sorry, bad track racing joke for you there…
Malvern Star bicycles have been making some fantastic machines in Australia since 1902. Long before Nicole Kidman was a “BMX Bandit” on her Malvern Star (seriously, check out the 1984 movie), you could have ridden around on a bike like this beauty.
This model, a Five Star, is the top of the line from 1948. The amazing paint details on this bike are original, done by the steady hand of Ken Dickie, a talented artist working in Melbourne. Like many early racing bikes, this one had a place for a pump and a front brake for training out on the roads. Check out the cool grips on the handlebars. They are made out of military surplus gas-mask hose.