1950 Schwinn Phantom

[jacob9795]

I picked this bike recently. The seller told me that it belonged to a relative and had been in the family for as long as he could remember. The bike was born September 12, 1950. I'm not sure which route I'm going to take with this bike as of right now. I'm leaning towards preserving what finish it has left. Then I may apply a new tank and chain guard decal but scrape them up a bit to blend in with the rest of the bike. The lamp housing will probably be touched up.
JG

 

[Freqman1]

Curious what badge is on it? V/r Shawn

 

[jacob9795]

Just the standard black SCHWINN badge.

 

[Freqman1]

This being an early bike I thought it might have something a little more exotic! I'd try to give it a good cleaning and preserve it as much as possible. V/r Shawn

 

[Obi-Wan Schwinnobi]

I picked this bike recently. The seller told me that it belonged to a relative and had been in the family for as long as he could remember. The bike was born September 12, 1950. I'm not sure which route I'm going to take with this bike as of right now. I'm leaning towards preserving what finish it has left. Then I may apply a new tank and chain guard decal but scrape them up a bit to blend in with the rest of the bike. The lamp housing will probably be touched up.
JG

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I'd just leave it as is...decals n all... show its history...

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[SJ_BIKER]

Looks like a great candidate for a re-rustification project.....looks to be really dirty....I bet once cleaned with some aged whitewalls and this Bebeh would gleam like a pretty peach.....

 

[SJ_BIKER]

or leave it as is....schwinnobi might agree that once anything is changed then its no longer original

 

[Freqman1]

I'd just leave it as is...decals n all... show its history...

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I'm digg'n your new avatar. Is that man love or what! V/r Shawn

 

[Obi-Wan Schwinnobi]

I'm digg'n your new avatar. Is that man love or what! V/r Shawn

It's some weird computer virus

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[Kickstand3]

This being an early bike I thought it might have something a little more exotic! I'd try to give it a good cleaning and preserve it as much as possible. V/r Shawn

This being an early bike I thought it might have something a little more exotic! I'd try to give it a good cleaning and preserve it as much as possible. V/r Shawn

i agree with freqman , don't under estimate that chain guard or tank . Out of all my bikes my phantom cruises the best . Good find
Peace