ross polobike yup i bought it finally

[heartlandcruisers]

I had this psoted in the value and id help thread before i bought it and after some advice i decided to pony up the duckies and buy it.
and man am i glad i did this thing is nice!!!! it has what appears to be coppertone paint but im unsure i will elt you gyus decide which at first i thought it was red but it is infact the color of the schwinn exercise bikes.
it needs some love but hey don't they all my plans are to clena it up oil the wheels since the back on is sticky and find some either nos or nicely used feners and tires for it.
the banana seat is in amazing shape no rips!!!! a first for me and the pattrn whie it iis hideious is still there gah it reminds me of my grandmothers valiant she drove lol but it is complete and in good shape.
im psyched to find such a bike in this condition and to boot her father has a schwinn town and country trike with 3 speed and what looks like a diffrential he is willing to elt go for 150 so im sensing another project in the future.
but as of right now im not sure if i am going to enter it in the buildoff or not but i will be building it up soon.
but enough bragging here is the bike i will let you guys decide if it sia good score or not

 

[heartlandcruisers]

btw the serial number is r66306842 anyone know how to decipher this serial number?

 

[deorman]

Nice period piece, don't see many of them around compared to the larger makers. I don't now what kind of value it may have as an original bike. That being said, if it were mine, the hideous pedals would already be in the 70's bucket, and the frame would be turning black.

 

[firstyearchevelle]

btw the serial number is r66306842 anyone know how to decipher this serial number?

It's a '66

 

[heartlandcruisers]

It's a '66

awesome thanks for the info

 

[heartlandcruisers]

Nice period piece, don't see many of them around compared to the larger makers. I don't now what kind of value it may have as an original bike. That being said, if it were mine, the hideous pedals would already be in the 70's bucket, and the frame would be turning black.

thanks deorman i agree it was a pretty rare find in this stage be it the fenders are missing and the rear tire is not original but the seat is what sold me i have never seena seat in this condition the previous owner said it was ina garage it's whole life. i plan on cleaning the wheels and gettig it ridig again and maybe new tires and fenders