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‘40 Motorbike (crusty)

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Moved my son’s Panther off the stand and broke this one down today...
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Rear fender took a big hit in shipping...ouch!!
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bike fought me but a lot of kroil later I got through it...Took my time cleaning through the heavy grime on the frame. Super stoked on how well the paint is coming back...patent sticker survived.
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Pins are really strong!
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Love this badge..
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More to come...


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Thanks for the update.
It's great to see how well it's coming back.
There's a thread on here somewhere about the Hudsons department store in Detroit.
It's history was pretty interesting.
It was a massive store.
You should check it out, so that you can see where your bike came from.
 
The late prewar and early postwar (40-41 and 46) straight bars are my favorite Schwinns. The paint and pins look great, looking forward to your updates.
 
Thanks for the link to the Hudson Dept store thread. Great history. Too bad the building was demolished!

It looks like the “Detroit” in my badge has weathered away. I love this badge though and this bike also came with a Detroit license tag which now makes total sense.

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I was able to scratch out a few hours on this today...mainly washing larger parts and soaking smaller parts...
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Couple in my son’s ‘53 Panther project and a lot of schwinn parts floating and soaking around here...
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