Galaxy flyer year?

[Hilltopper]

These were my aunt and uncles. Just curious as to the years and if there worth fixing up?

 

[RustySprockets]

These are both bikes manufactured by AMF. The red bike is from the early '60s as evidenced by its star-spangled chainring, which can be quite desirable. I suspect the green bike is a few years newer than that, maybe early '70s? I base that estimate on the later style chainring, the myriad of reflectors affixed, and the badge used.

These are reasonable mass-produced bikes, complete and in better condition than many sixty-year-olds. That said, neither of these bikes are too uncommon nor especially valuable as collectibles...yet--they're just nice bikes worth saving.

 

[nosferatu1381]

The years they used different headbadges helps narrow it down. They started just using a sticker eventually. So does the script on the "western auto and the patent pending on the brake arm or not on the Bendix, 61 or 63 or something, you still have to look in catalog pages, after 51 and adds. Zazz Von Schwinn database has the most in one place.

 

[nosferatu1381]

Reflector pedals is after 1970 stuff like that, I think they called that green one a grand something in 1980 so seventies

 

[Hilltopper]

The years they used different headbadges helps narrow it down. They started just using a sticker eventually. So does the script on the "western auto and the patent pending on the brake arm or not on the Bendix, 61 or 63 or something, you still have to look in catalog pages, after 51 and adds. Zazz Von Schwinn database has the most in one place.

Thanks you for the info.!!!

 

[RustyGold]

The serial numbers should lock in the year on both of them.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

You are on a rat rod site. Of course they're worth fixing up!