I bought this bike locally ( St. Louis ) Dec. 2013 from the family who owned it since new. It's a 1950 EL that has 5 #'s on the VIN. So I guess that it's a late '50 model. A family member took it to a local shop in the last 10 years. I'm thinking that is where the non OEM wheels, tank trim, front fork panels, headlight, seat, 12 volt system came from. Someone also " updated " the heads with the junky o'ring inserts. I immediately started breaking it down to restore it to original shape. The next posts will show what I found and what I redoing.