Let’s see some late 70’s/early 80’s Cruisers and Spitfires

[koolbikes]

Thats odd, the 78 HD I'm working on has the new guard shown.

May have been replaced? or How close to 1979 date ... Head Badge Numbers?

 

[Rusty Klunker]

May have been replaced? or How close to 1979 date ... Head Badge Numbers?

Possibly but...

 

[Rusty Klunker]

Showing up in the sales adds before 80

 

[Xlobsterman]

Schwinn Bicycle Specifications ... 26" Schwinn Middleweight Slim Line Chain Guard ...

MFG Part No.

(5819A) ... Flared Tip Guard ...
Up to 1978 ... Typhoon / Hollywood.
Up to 1979 ... Heavy-Duti.

(5840) ... "New" M.W. Guard
1977 to end ... Spitfire / Cruiser.
1979 to end ... Typhoon / Hollywood
1980 to end ... Heavy-Duti

Your info is partially incorrect.

My 77 Hollywood and my 78 HD both have the new style chainguards!

 

[koolbikes]

Your info is partially incorrect.

My 77 Hollywood and my 78 HD both have the new style chainguards!

View attachment 1979432

View attachment 1979434

I stand corrected ... I wrote the year wrong and have corrected list. ...
Bicycle Specs. show
1978 (5840) Typhoon /Hollywood
1979 (5819A) Heavy-Duti

 

[Xlobsterman]

I stand corrected ... I wrote the year wrong and have corrected list. ...
Bicycle Specs. show
1978 (5840) Typhoon /Hollywood
1979 (5819A) Heavy-Duti

Those numbers you posted mean nothing to most people without a visual reference for context!

 

[Rusty Klunker]

I stand corrected ... I wrote the year wrong and have corrected list. ...
Bicycle Specs. show
1978 (5840) Typhoon /Hollywood
1979 (5819A) Heavy-Duti

The Schwinn sales ads show it on 78 HDs.

 

[koolbikes]

Those numbers you posted mean nothing to most people without a visual reference!

Yea, Only those that have an interest in the correct Schwinn bicycle specification part.

 

[koolbikes]

The Schwinn sales ads show it on 78 HDs.

Yes I know the Ad shows this and photos of bicycle, serial numbers / badge numbers but these are documents from Schwinn bicycle specifications, and it goes back to the "California Cruiser" / "Spitfire" chainguard debate, what do you believe, visual or documented? ... Schwinn and it's many variations.

 

[koolbikes]

Here's a page right out of the 1980 Schwinn Sales Promotion Catalog showing January availability of the Bike Specifications Catalog. If these were available in Jan. then by the end of 1979 they would have known what was to be used in the 1980 models. This would probably be the same time frame for previous years of the availability of the Bike Spec. Catalog's.
Was there mid-year updates to Specs.? ... Newsflash, Reporters, etc....