Hooray for city wide clean up day!

[udallcustombikes]

We are having our city wide clean up today and the city workers are setting bikes aside for me. So far I have scored a random sears 5 speed and a '49 Schwinn skip tooth girls bike. The Schwinn is mostly complete- incorrect stem and bars and a THICK coat of house paint. The brass badge is in good shape even.

Anyone help ID the green one? Manufacturer? Age?

 

[Unchained]

The green Sears bike is Columbia made if I am correct. I have had a few Columbia 10 speeds with that exact frame, and I never looked in to the specific year, but I would guess they were mid '70's. My dad has one and it is a '76. Being that yours is a five speed, with the single front ring, I'd guess late '60's or early '70s.

 

[2manybikes]

Gots to love the free stuff (especially schwinns)

 

[skoda]

The sprocket on the Sears / Columbia is probably correct for Columbia 5 speed, maybe 3 speed muscle bikes, like the SS3 and SS5. I picked up an Austrian Puch built Sears in the same color today, same decals also. I miss big trash day here in Kansas City, they changed it to an appointment only system so no more free for all trash pile scavenging....

 

[udallcustombikes]

Thanks for the info on the Sears. Now I have a fixie project hanging up for later. I aired up the tires on the Schwinn and took it for a spin around town, rode nice. Wifey isn't happy that I take trash away and bring more bikes home. :lol:

 

[udallcustombikes]

After my ride I did a little cleaning. New D Model D hub on 24" S-2 rims with regular tires (HOORAY!). The original paint is lost under the house paint . Any idea on a model?

 

[skoda]

The chainguard was the one used on the Spitfire, and some of the Flying Star and Tornado bikes but it would have probably had a Spitfire headbage had that been the case. B607 can probably tell you what the frame/model number is. Could have been a "Spitfire" or "Hornet" or who knows as far as what decal it would have worn.