chopperMil
Look Ma, No Hands!
New to this site. Lots of great info much appreciated. Got my Medicare card last month so you know how old I am. I found this '55 Schwinn Corvette - U07467 - born on 11/02-04/1955. It's just a few weeks younger than I am. Always loved the Schwinn Stingrays and hung out at PeeDee's in North Kansas City when my Dad could take me. My parents couldn't afford a Stingray so one Christmas I got a Western Flyer Buzz Bike. It was cool, but it wasn't a Stingray! So now in my old age I can afford to have some fun.
Back to the Corvette. The pics are of the bike before any cleanup. I know the seat is wrong, as are the handgrips. What about that rear reflector. Is the teardrop the correct reflector? I suspect the pedals might be wrong as well, but the frame looks good as does the front rack. Any thoughts on how much further I should go on restoration? I paid $90.00 for the bike and intend to hang on to it.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions appreciated.
Back to the Corvette. The pics are of the bike before any cleanup. I know the seat is wrong, as are the handgrips. What about that rear reflector. Is the teardrop the correct reflector? I suspect the pedals might be wrong as well, but the frame looks good as does the front rack. Any thoughts on how much further I should go on restoration? I paid $90.00 for the bike and intend to hang on to it.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions appreciated.