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Sold 1938 Schwinn Autocycle

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jacob9795

I live for the CABE
For Sale: 1938 Schwinn Autocycle (Excelsior badged)
Price: $6200 shipped/insured to the lower 48. PayPal accepted, add 3% for business transaction or pay as friends/family to avoid 3% transaction fee.

Location: 93277

Serial number: U54698
This bike started out as a project. There is no original paint on this bicycle. What is seen in red-oxide primer has been sandblasted (except the tank).

Parts descriptions:

Rack: correct, (narrow 2.25” front) prewar Schwinn carrier and original braces; top is bare metal, slight pitting. No reproduction parts on the rack.

Fenders: decent shape. The rear fender needs some welding repair toward the tail end. Both fenders may need to be trimmed at the bottom edge.

Frame: great shape, ground screw hole present. No cracks or repairs.

Kick stand: Miller. sandblasted

Fork: old repair to steerer tube but rides great and can’t be seen as a complete bike (no welding or cuts to the tube, just a bend type repair)

Wheels: fore brake, high-low, is original to the bike. Wheel hoops are prewar Schwinn and period correct but are sanded to bare metal. Spokes are double-butted Torrington with long 2-side nipples. Rear hub is ND and original to the bike.

Fender ornament (bomb:( real and original to the bike.

Brake handle: the real deal! Prewar early style.

Lights: correct Seiss snap bezel. No lenses included. Light bracket is a reproduction.

Stem/handlebars: original to bike. Decent original plating. Handlebars are Torrington factory drilled to conceal the wiring for the speedo unit. The stem is double adjusting.

Crossbar/speedometer/Speedo cable drive: reproduction. The knuckles might be original and re-plated. The speedometer looks like a refurbished unit, it has a side slit for light bulb illumination, correct for the Autocycle. The speedo itself may need to be calibrated/adjusted to to get the odometer functioning properly, a job for someone with experience.

Tank: real, solid and complete. The tank jewels are reproduction. One tab for the jewels is broken but another is taped inside for future weld repair. I will include two sets of “Autocycle” water slide decals, very nice decals.

Saddle: real. The leather is in poor condition. It rides well as is. I glued some of the leather down to the pan in small areas to preserve what’s left.

Rear reflector: real original glass, no cracks. Original to the bike, “Schwinn” script.

Pedals: bicycle bones reproduction T10

What a dream machine! Rides smooth. This bike is ready for chrome and paint, you finish. This bike will be boxed up for shipping after purchase. I reserve the right to sell to whomever I please to.

-Jake

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Wow, great project! It won’t take much to bring this one to the finish line. Unbelievable original parts; floater seat, tank, bomb, etc All the tough stuff is found and ready for finishing up. GLWS
 
Wow, great project! It won’t take much to bring this one to the finish line. Unbelievable original parts; floater seat, tank, bomb, etc All the tough stuff is found and ready for finishing up. GLWS
LOL , Really

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