NO Chrome on this PHANTOM

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i was able to buy this old 1953 schwinn phantom off an old guy in his 90's that had riddin it to the hay feilds as a child to work i had a good time talking to him as he had to let it go because he was headed to a nursing home the bike was pretty rough but very solid he had painted it with a brush at some point all the chrome was bad and it also was painted i had allready redone a few bikes in the phantom was on the back burner long enough but one of the problems was i was laid off with not much money comming in but lots of time i like a goodlooking bike same as the next guy i just wasnt going to spend big $$$ for all the chrome so when i redone this one everything that was chrome was blasted and painted a metalic silverish color that turned out pretty good over all the bikes looks good i'm down to putting the chain on and going for a ride the red/ black paint was left over from my jc higgins pipe bike i finished up a few weeks ago so other than the decals and a few parts not much money tied up in the chromeless black phantom here is some before and after pictures.....
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Wildcat said:
Very nice bike!

He would have been around 35-40 years old when the bike was built, so the childhood ride story might be stretched a little.
Why does math have to ruin a good story ?
 
i agree the math dont add up but when you have an old timer fixen to sell you his phantom you just go along with the story and shake your head up & down.....
 
62hotrod said:
but when you have an old timer fixen to sell you his phantom you just go along with the story and shake your head up & down.....
Best advise ever for buying an old bike.
 
haha, theres a house-paint green straightbar balloner near my girlfriends house, i wanna check it out. hopefully ill get to nood my head and walk away with it. :lol:
 
Man...what a GREAT score.Good call on the silver vs.chrome thing...go ahead and order up another piece of raisin pie...you deserve it! Pappy 8)
 

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