Black Schwinn Ballooner Barn Find!
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Re: Black 1951 Schwinn Ballooner Barn Find!
Not sure why you are dating it 1951, def. a pre war DX model. bars, stem, and possibly seat look to be added later on. I cant tell about the wheels, should be drop centers for that frame. Appear to be painted S-2's if so, they were added later as well. Good find!
Not sure why you are dating it 1951, def. a pre war DX model. bars, stem, and possibly seat look to be added later on. I cant tell about the wheels, should be drop centers for that frame. Appear to be painted S-2's if so, they were added later as well. Good find!
CCR
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the serials are unknown before 48, just have to compare known models (catalogs / existing bikes). if the guy was going off the serial charts that number would match up with 51 if it was one # longer but it doesn't. plus the headbadge is older than 50's. I don't know if the crank would be stamped but that would be the first thing I would check for a year. It does look like some parts swapping was going on at some point but that's still a cool little bike
Yeah, that one extra number from the '51 era is a big difference.
I would have said '41 as well. I've known a handful of G, H, I '41 dated Schwinns and, other than the S-2s, it looks about right. Many prewar Schwinns had the year stamped into the crank.. looking at the picture, your crank looks like it could be newer.. worth a shot though and you can grease the BB while you're down there.
I would have said '41 as well. I've known a handful of G, H, I '41 dated Schwinns and, other than the S-2s, it looks about right. Many prewar Schwinns had the year stamped into the crank.. looking at the picture, your crank looks like it could be newer.. worth a shot though and you can grease the BB while you're down there.
With those rear facing dropouts, it has to be 40's or earlier I think.
Nice find! I love Schwinn's with original black paint. 8)
Your bike is a '41 D97X. Late '40, early '41 was the first year they used those graphics. The down tube on the '41 also has more curve to it than the '40 frame. The bird wing guards came out in '38 in chrome for the deluxe bikes and were used through '40. When the new deluxe guard came out in '41, they painted the bird wings and put them on the DX bikes...one year only...'41. I have a '41 BA-107 that is serial number H28926. Gary
Your bike is a '41 D97X. Late '40, early '41 was the first year they used those graphics. The down tube on the '41 also has more curve to it than the '40 frame. The bird wing guards came out in '38 in chrome for the deluxe bikes and were used through '40. When the new deluxe guard came out in '41, they painted the bird wings and put them on the DX bikes...one year only...'41. I have a '41 BA-107 that is serial number H28926. Gary
