Comments on: Lydia P’s Huffy Treat Machine

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:03:07 +0000

Your in luck. I owned that very same bike in the early 80s. My sister won it from Dairy Queen, it was a prize giveaway. she gave it to me because she didnt like that it said treat machine, lol.

By: Dobry

Dobry — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:24:05 +0000

I read somewhere that the way to decode the year on a Huffy is to check the serial on a head tube. it starts with HC for huffy corporation next there is a digit that coresponds to the last digit of the year the bike was made. we know yours is 80′s that digit after HC will tel you whether it is 85 or 87

By: zach m

zach m — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:53:01 +0000

thats exactly what i was just thinking

By: Bob H.

Bob H. — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:12:22 +0000

The little red decals on the top tube look very similar to the Dairy Queen logo. DQ serves delicious ice cream “treats.” I wonder if this bike was some sort of DQ promotional item?

By: Mark D

Mark D — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:44:23 +0000

The year you might figure out by looking for dates on the components, but ’80s sounds about right. As for model name, I think Treat Machine might be it, which I love for the same dadaistic reason I like Hello Kitty. (Cameron, I think OTSG is a treat machine.) I also love the full-length red cable housings! Thx.

By: Matt K

Matt K — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:10:28 +0000

Treat machine sounds like it could be some kind of hybrid 10-speed/pez dispensor. Delicious.