Schwinn Question!

[jkent]

What is the difference between a schwinn typhoon, corvette, Hornet, Fleet, Tiger, American,and Jaguar
To me it looks like just different options and colors. Hope you schwinners ot there can help me out. I bought 3 schwinns at an estate sale today. One is a OCC chopper, next one is a Yellow schwinn varsity and the other is a cruiser but cant tell the difference in the models to figure out witch middle weight it is.got back home today to late to look up the numbers on it but it's solid black with painted fenders and no racks. I think its a typhoon. Got the bikes cheap but had to buy all three to get the one i wanted.thanks for the help.

 

[how]

What is the difference between a schwinn typhoon, corvette, Hornet, Fleet, Tiger, American,and Jaguar
To me it looks like just different options and colors. Hope you schwinners ot there can help me out. I bought 3 schwinns at an estate sale today. One is a OCC chopper, next one is a Yellow schwinn varsity and the other is a cruiser but cant tell the difference in the models to figure out witch middle weight it is.got back home today to late to look up the numbers on it but it's solid black with painted fenders and no racks. I think its a typhoon. Got the bikes cheap but had to buy all three to get the one i wanted.thanks for the help.

First things first,,there are many subtle differences, but here are some of the main ones. Corvette came with no tank. Jaguar came with full tank till I think 63 then had a slim line tank for a year or 2. Hornet had a full horn tank. Tiger came with no tank, like the Corvette came with a front rack. The American had more chrome than the Typhoon and only had American parts, some of the others had foreign made hubs, American didnt come three speed cause Sturmey Archer wasnt American made. The decals vary. Fleet came with a tank slimline tank but I believe no horn. Most years Corvette and Jaguar had stanless fenders, I believe so did the Panther II and III which you left out. Some of the bikes you could get a front springer. The American also came king size a year or 2. The seats vary. Handle bars vary, Grips vary depending on year. Front racks vary depending on year and model.

Post a pick most likely I can tell you what it is.

 

[silvercreek]

These are all considered lightwight bike I'm pretty sure.

 

[Freqman1]

These are all considered lightwight bike I'm pretty sure.

Middleweights....V/r Shawn

 

[mruiz]

Middleweights, left out Tornado and Skipper also.
Mitch