I have this old school schwinn , i cant find any info on the serial number to tell me the year of production , was hoping to find some knowledgeable clues to fingd the production year....
Very Early Schwinn Excelsior
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Serial? It's postwar and it could be 46-48 if it doesn't match any later serials, when Schwinn records were lost. I've never seen the ribbon badge on a postwar bicycle though, but it's possible.
Pre-48 used drop centers before the S-2 was introduced that year. It looks like you have one of each so that'll make it hard to narrow down by the parts alone.
Pre-48 used drop centers before the S-2 was introduced that year. It looks like you have one of each so that'll make it hard to narrow down by the parts alone.
I was told to pull the crank and it should be there stamped , what do you all think leave it in this condition or restore?
The crank may or may not be date stamped. If you list the serial, we can probably give a date even if it's not in the records. Parts are missing and a restore would cost far more than its value (as is the case 98% of the time anyway). Ride as is or even respray it however fancies you!
