1963 Stingray???
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Being that it has been repainted, it's really hard to say if it's a stingray or a typhoon. Unfortunately the serial number will not tell you the model. If you can carefully remove the outer layers of paint to reveal a stingray logo that would be cool. It looks like it has some cool parts. Not many of which would be correct for a 63 stingray which leads me to think that someone modified a typhoon in the late 60s when all of those parts were available. It's a neat bike and could make a nice custom. Just my .02
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E3 would be the right era serial number for a May 63 Sting Ray, and the only frame used from 63 to mid 65(?) are short frames - The later "Junior" model is the same frame; they just called them juniors after the longer frame was introduced after mid 65...
To verify it was a originally built as a Sting Ray, you would have to see if the original red matches the terra cotta red. I think the other Schwinn models had the more commonly seen radiant red. I've never seen a Terra-Cotta bike in person, so I couldn't judge which it is. Cool find regardless - I'm jealous!
To verify it was a originally built as a Sting Ray, you would have to see if the original red matches the terra cotta red. I think the other Schwinn models had the more commonly seen radiant red. I've never seen a Terra-Cotta bike in person, so I couldn't judge which it is. Cool find regardless - I'm jealous!
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Looks great anyway.
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Thee only size Ray they made in those days.
