Thanks everybody for the kind words...I'm sure some of you have embarked on the 'full' restoration and
know how time consuming and labor intensive it can be, always a treat to see the finished product tho.
In over 40 years of being a vintage bike nut I've only seen 2 original bikes with the chrome option springer...
most people I guess just didn't want to step up for the flashy upgrade...
Schwinn eventually decided late 50s? early 60s? to make ALL springers chrome...lol.