'61 Schwinn Typhoon
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Trust ME Im no expert either. All my knowledge comes from you guys on this site. :mrgreen: I just cut stuff up and melt it back together into creepy little things from the left side of my crainium.
Pic of a Schwinn Skipper I am currently working on for a customer. Bike has a build date of Nov. 1961.
This is the second Schwinn Skipper I have had pass thru my hands and I live in a small town of 2,000 people.
Probably my favorite bike that Schwinn made.
This is the second Schwinn Skipper I have had pass thru my hands and I live in a small town of 2,000 people.
Probably my favorite bike that Schwinn made.
Kudos to you CCR, you may not be an expert, but right as rain you are on this! I gave up a long time ago debating this frame. I have had nothing but nasty experiences doing so. I am no expert either, I did however download and print all the catalog pages about this frame as well as the part# and description page. Anyhoo, in my searches and looksies into this one, the earliest "Typhoon" offering I have seen was nov.61 the earliest original Schwinn build on this frame was a Skipper dated aug. 61. A Nov. build date would obviously be a 62 model offering, as far as the skippers went, I suspect the "new" style frame may have been all that was left for builds that late in the game. And so it was! Later & PEACE!!!!
Since everyone else is posting their bikes, I'm gonna post my pics now, too. :wink: Mine was built in August of '61. Skipper or Typhoon? I'd rather be riding a Typhoon, so that's what I call it.
Before(as purchased)
What the ??!!
As it sits now.
Before(as purchased)
What the ??!!
As it sits now.
So would it be safe to say that the first year Typhoons where made from left over Skipper frames? I know auto companies used to do that with parts from old models back in the sixties. How long were Skipper frames made like that?
CCR
Mouth-Breather
Look at it this way, the curved cantilever frames were the "IN" bikes at the time, the straightbar bikes were getting less desirable as time went by. From a manufacturing viewpoint, it seems like it would be an easier process to make the 62 version of the straightbar frame to me than the added processes to make the earlier twin straightbar frames. so i feel pretty confident that the 62 twin straightbar was intended for a more efficient manufacturing process, by the time they get that lined out they realize " hey, lets just use the same frame for all our bikes " and allapeanutbutterandjellysandwiches no more straightbar frames.
my fictional take on it anyway
my fictional take on it anyway
jimmyjam said:
Thanks! It's a nice bike, but maybe it's the "before and after" that's got you wowed. Every time I look at that before picture I think "Sanford and Son" for some reason. It didn't take much to improve the appearance. :lol:
Borrowed your pic. :mrgreen:
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nice work looks real good
jimmyjam said:
Exact same story here. I was not familiar with the '62 frame until I saw your bike while surfing. Now I have two 62's. A black one that I fully restored and a rust one that is sorta like yours built from parts. Looking for a third frame with nice red paint to use my NOS fenders on.
Early '61 Tornado etc frames had separate twin bars. Late '61 frames went to the double straight bar that went to the drop outs. The '62 Typhoon used this frame. I would guess your bike to be a Tornado with an Aug '61 build date.
