wantin to know

[wynntats]

can some one please tell me wat kinda schwinn this is

i found the same exact frame and a lowrider front end at a junkyard bought em for 50 buck n been buildin it up. all it needs is a fresh paintjob. the badge that was on the frame when i bought it was an american flyer. but then i found this pic on the site n they didnt match

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

Schwinnmesa would know, i think it is his

I think its a spitfire though. 24".

 

[wynntats]

this is it right now. i have no progress pics (

im new on the site. let me kno wat you think

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Classic lowrider, minus all the 'bling bling'.
I like it.
Oh, welcome to the site BTW! :mrgreen:

Cheers!
Dr. T

 

[wynntats]

Classic lowrider, minus all the 'bling bling'.
I like it.
Oh, welcome to the site BTW! :mrgreen:

Cheers!
Dr. T

thats exactly wat im goin for. im gettin a headlight n taillights next. never liked all the twisted stuff. im keepin with the two tone paint too. just gonna get it redone

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

That will be cool, you can find the stencil kits to reproduce the two-tone paint designs on eBay for like $20 or less.
Start a build thread, I'd like to follow your progress.

Cheers!
Dr. T

 

[wynntats]

im not that advanced yet. cant do my own paint. gonna have it done by the pros. lol will buy the stencil though, save me money on labor lol. thanks

 

[icyuod2]

i concure.
50's spitfire(1955?)
as for needing a fresh paint job, it certainly does not.

if you paint it, one day your gonna regret it.
trust me, that paint is just prefect the way it is. :wink:

 

[udallcustombikes]

Use this site to decode the serial number. Look all the way through the list, they reused some serial numbers 2 or 3 times and double check the number of digits in your number, another common mis-identification factor.
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101 ... odes1.html

And now use this site to locate the catalog for that year and find what it is.
http://www.trfindley.com/pg_schwinn_cats.htm

Just looking at it I would guess post '57 Spitfire. That is when they went from the straight bar frame to the cantilever bike.

 

[wynntats]

i concure.
50's spitfire(1955?)
as for needing a fresh paint job, it certainly does not.

if you paint it, one day your gonna regret it.
trust me, that paint is just prefect the way it is. :wink:

ur right too though. i just thought i could bring it back to life

 

[schwinnmesa]

Hey, that's my bike!!! :mrgreen:

That would be a Spitfire. It's in my bedroom at the moment. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3M6PjGa9nE

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Hey, that's my bike!!! :mrgreen:

That would be a Spitfire. It's in my bedroom at the moment. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3M6PjGa9nE

That's where my Sting-Ray is going next week when I pick it up :mrgreen:

 

[g-ratter]

What is this talk about paint? The frame is perfect rat. I say knock the shine off the fenders and it would be perfect.

 

[ratina]

That paint is great! Wax it up and ride it!

 

[dos cruiser]

That paint is great! Wax it up and ride it!

X2
Turtle Wax Colorback works great. It will take the oxidation off the red and make it shine.

 

[wynntats]

sweet!! sounds good. thanks