what year?

[truknamed$ue]

bought this for $60 on craigslist. said 55 schwinn.

 

[Wildcat]

It could be, use this look up tool if the serial number is on the left dropout (near the rear axle). The sprocket isn't Schwinn though, but for 60 bucks, it looks like you made out well.

http://schwinncruisers.com/serial-number.html

 

[Bicycle808]

Nice score; it's definitely a fifty-something. Use Wildcat's link to find the exact year.

 

[truknamed$ue]

I looked it up on there already. It didnt seem correct.

 

[deorman]

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101/SchwinnCodes1.html/

 

[truknamed$ue]

Irm gonna makhe it the best bike in the whole world!!!

 

[Wildcat]

What did the thing say the year was? If it is off, there are other ways of figuring it out.

 

[truknamed$ue]

B39516 . it said 57 but looking through the pics ,shows a different bike for 57

 

[Wildcat]

The catalog doesn't show a straight bar frame in 57, so I looked at the actual lists, it's a March 52 or October 53 model.

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101/SchwinnCodes3.html

 

[truknamed$ue]

How would i know what model it is? Hornet maybe?

 

[Wildcat]

It looks like original paint on the fenders, they repainted the rest from the looks of it. The rims look like they were painted silver, are they chrome or white underneath? Assuming it is an original bike, that would help ID the model. There are only a couple straight bar framed bikes those years, so it shouldn't be too difficult. The name may still be on the chain guard under the repaint. No holes for a headlight on the front fender either. Possibly a standard Schwinn, D-12, although it has the smaller chain guard, it looks closest to your bike.

From the 1952 catalog: