1940 Schwinn Super Deluxe Autocycle, Fresh Barn Find

[antque]

Found in a barn in Endwell NY this week a 1940 Deluxe Autocycle, The bike was put in the barn in 1948 and has not been touched since. The last license plate is dated 1945. The bike was so dirty you could not tell the color, it was just hosed off. The bike has all its original parts and has not been touched except for washing the dirt off. As far as I can tell there is nothing missing from this bike. Bike was offered to a local auction house, they turned it down and it was going to be thrown out until it got saved and was sold to me. question is keep it the way it is or restore? thanks for looking

 

[OC_Rolling_Art]

Wow. Wow. I think it has plenty of potential to clean up nicely...

 

[GTs58]

I would probably keep looking at it for years while it's displayed in the Dining Room trying to decide what I should do to it. But it would have to be cleaned up as good as possible before I parked it in the Dining Room.

 

[fordmike65]

 

[cyclingday]

National treasure!
Don’t get crazy with it.
Best to do nothing for now.
Let the offers of fame and fortune roll in first.

 

[Autocycleplane]

Don't restore it or go too crazy cleaning it. Amazing find, thank you for sharing.

 

[John G04]

Find of the year! Can’t imagine that getting thrown away. I’d give it a light cleaning and ride it

 

[oskisan]

National treasure!
Don’t get crazy with it.
Best to do nothing for now.
Let the offers of fame and fortune roll in first.

Hahahaha, I like that.: "Fame and Fortune"... Is it that the next owner will be "Famous" for paying a "Fortune" for it or will it be that the seller will be "Famous" for selling the bike for a "Fortune"?? Seems like I am always on the wrong side of this "Fame" thing...

 

[1817cent]

Keep original and just clean up. Even the buttons are there!! Great find indeed... Lots of $$$ sitting there.

 

[sarmisluters]

I'd leave it alone, maybe ridable tires and chain and that's it.

I like the “Eye 👁 of Mordor” headlight too !