40's Schwinn?

[DeuceWheeler]

The Girlfriend and I were heading out to grab dinner and she saw my old Hiawatha cruiser and said "I love it, I have always wanted an old girls bike like that with a basket, etc..."
So, I waited a couple days and found this on Craigslist. Guy said he got it from his Grandmas barn and that she thought it was purchased in the 40's. I gave him $40 for it. It appears to be all there.
She was beyond stoked and loved that it had patina.

Basket is a wald
front badge is oval metal, red with Schwinn running down vertically
Coaster brake is a Bendix
Serial # is H242517

Any ideas guys?

 

[Wyonickmcl]

According to the Schwinn serial code lookup it was made on 6/21 1951.

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101 ... odes2.html

Nick

 

[DeuceWheeler]

According to the Schwinn serial code lookup it was made on 6/21 1951.

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101 ... odes2.html

Nick

Awesome, thanks so much!

 

[M.Martian]

Looks to be in very good shape. Just tear it down and regrease it.

 

[BlackJack]

Looks like it is a Schwinn model D-62.
http://waterfordbikes.com/SchwinnCat/fl ... 52_04.html

 

[LarzBahrs]

Get some polish and buff that thing out! The red always pops on those things!

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Very similar to the 1947 I rebuilt for my wife. Same chainguard, frame and fork. Great riding, solid bikes. Can easily put on a modern wheelset if there are issues with those.

I did ours as a drum-brake equipped 5-speed but that's kind of overkill. This was generally sold at the time as simply the "Schwinn for ladies". Probably officially a model DX- unequipped model (meaning no headlight).

Best of luck with it.

--Rob

 

[DeuceWheeler]

Thanks for the replies everyone, much appreciated.
She likes the worn/patina look. I told her if she wanted it cleaned up and painted, we could do that.
I'll leave it up to her.