Wards department store sold its top-of-the-line Zep model from 1937 to 1939. Each year of this model is significantly different from the other. The 1938 model frame is, perhaps, the plainer of all three years but still had all of the deluxe features including a New Departure 2 speed, tailight dual Delta Silveray headlights, and speedometer with a picture fo a Zeppelin airship on it. The 1937 models had all been sourced from H.P. Snyder. For 1938 Wards used bikes built by both Snyder and Cleveland Welding Co. (CWC). This bike is a Snyder built bike. The easiest way to tell is the curved rear fender bridge. The CWC bikes have a straight fender bridge. This is an original paint bike and even retains its Wards Riverside Mate tires. Owner: Shawn Sweeney