194? packard

[low_life]

a friend of mine found this on his front lawn the other day so he brought it in to me. It's an older than 1948 schwinn packard can't find the exact year it's in pretty good shape for what it is. I can't decide what i want to do with it. is it worth anything on the market? one thing for sure i've been looking for a hairpin seat for to long so whether or not i sell, part out, or keep seat is staying with me. well let me know what you think

 

[Markm]

Its cool.....Found it on his front lawn??!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[KOTA]

Skip tooth sprocket, with a "modern" (sorta) rim! They really do work together! ..........It only rains "cats and dogs" up here, not bikes. :lol:

 

[Hooch]

I would say its prewar maybe 39 even due to the drop stand and I doubt if it has later wheels they are probably early schwinn drop centers
love the skirt lacing holes
cleaned up and with the correct balloon tires on it its a decent priced bike and somewhat desireable
I love it

 

[Hooch]

is the serial numbeer on the bottom bracket?
below the crank

 

[Hooch]

here is a 39 on bunch of bikes
http://www.nostalgic.net/index.asp?S=ar ... lie1%2Ejpg

 

[low_life]

is the serial numbeer on the bottom bracket?
below the crank

yea it's on the bottom bracket i noticed the the lacing holes also it's a really cool bike. If it's woth something maybe i'll sell and just buy my hairpin seat.....umm anyone have tires they wanna sell cheap for it???? lol

 

[sensor]

keep it!!! wow.......i wish i would find something like that on my lawn :mrgreen:
yeah they look(from what i can see in the pic to be lodbel drop centers)

 

[ej599]

Some guys have all the luck. Nice bike. I found a soccer ball, a half full 5 gal. bucket of exterior satin latex paint and a pylon in my front yard. I had a guy who kept putting tag sale signs in my front yard pointing up the road to where his house was. Unknown to me, my wife kept ripping it out and chucking it across the street in the woods. Later while I was cutting my front grass he came back with the sign and an attitude and tried to put it back. We almost had a fight. I told him if he just would have asked there would be no problem. Now there was, beat it. That's what I get in my front yard.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

The only thing I find in my yard is what the dogs leave after their owners walk them. I have looked at them alot and none look like a bicycle.

 

[sensor]

The only thing I find in my yard is what the dogs leave after their owners walk them. I have looked at them alot and none look like a bicycle.

thats about what i get too.......never looked that close though :shock:

 

[skoda]

Carefully clean it and put it back right. It would be a sin to part a bike that has made it this long in semi-original shape.

 

[low_life]

yea i started cleaning it a bit i'm going to pull it apart and go through it all than carefully put back together. I just ordered some red brick balloons for it and than we'll see how it does on the bay although i'm growing really attached to it