Submitted by HotRodRob on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 09:48.
I have had a few Sunshines and from the info I have found on both them and CCM, there is no affiliation between them. The frames don't even look close to the same. CCM had their own fat tire bike which I have several of. The Sunshines used American parts, not like CCM, using German and English parts, like Sturmey Archer and Union to name a few. If you are seeing Sunshines with CCM chainrings I would definitely say they have been swapped out. Just my 2 cents.
It is interesting to note, however, that in 1930 H.V. McKay, the Australian farm implement dealer that owned the Sunshine - Waterloo Co., was merged with Canada's Massey-Harris Co. That same year Tommy Russell, president of CCM, became president of Massey-Harris which means that for the next ten years, he probably sat on the board of both companies - Sunshine and CCM. Makes you wonder......
Looks like a Sunshine. I had one just like it . Someone had to have changed the chain ring.
Rob
It is a sunshine, don't know what year, but this is CCM's attemt at a fat tire bike...
Definitely looks like a Sunshine, but I know of no connection between the Waterloo company that made Sunshine bicycles and CCM.
The sunshine I looked at out here had a CCM chain ring.
I asked around and a few people had them in their collections.
Last I looked there was one still for sale in North Vancouver $350 and it needs a new fender.
Couldn't find any numbers on the seat post.
I have had a few Sunshines and from the info I have found on both them and CCM, there is no affiliation between them. The frames don't even look close to the same. CCM had their own fat tire bike which I have several of. The Sunshines used American parts, not like CCM, using German and English parts, like Sturmey Archer and Union to name a few. If you are seeing Sunshines with CCM chainrings I would definitely say they have been swapped out. Just my 2 cents.
It is interesting to note, however, that in 1930 H.V. McKay, the Australian farm implement dealer that owned the Sunshine - Waterloo Co., was merged with Canada's Massey-Harris Co. That same year Tommy Russell, president of CCM, became president of Massey-Harris which means that for the next ten years, he probably sat on the board of both companies - Sunshine and CCM. Makes you wonder......