1956 20” SCHWINN AMERICAN U74725 help right now..

[vincev]

Seat is incorrect. I think.lol

 

[jimsbeercans]

I think everybody agrees with the fact seat, bars and of course the stem are wrong. No pics of others so far to compare to. Going to just clean it up..not restore, just leave patina alone. minus all the spider eggs under the fenders!!
thanks for all the comments.

 

[Artweld]

I think everybody agrees with the fact seat, bars and of course the stem are wrong. No pics of others so far to compare to. Going to just clean it up..not restore, just leave patina alone. minus all the spider eggs under the fenders!!
thanks for all the comments.

Super rare in my opinion so just enjoy

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[Jeff54]

I think everybody agrees with the fact seat, bars and of course the stem are wrong. No pics of others so far to compare to. Going to just clean it up..not restore, just leave patina alone. minus all the spider eggs under the fenders!!
thanks for all the comments.

Pretty rare bike. Guessing made more rare B/C kids like me would have bent the rear stays to fit S2's, converted em into a Sting ray. not that I get out as much as some do, but never seen a 20-incher middle weight frame of this period; mid 50's too. I think your chain guard, although typical Jr model for this period but, would be to small for a 24". Guessing but the original seat is prob the same as 24 has. . Pretty danged nice find for original paint from yard sale whether missing a few parts or not.

I'd be very careful cleaning pin stripes and decal or any screen printed name on chain guard , B/C the white use on stripes and screen printing usually dried poorly or just crappy paint and can flake off with little to no effort which you won't notice as much until dried. (been there, done that) Moreover, I wouldn't even touch the pin stripes or screen print with cleaners and or wipe it when wet. White fender tips are not the same type of crappy paint ;Beware.

 

[Artweld]

Have more questions than answers! Picked this up at a yard sale. Trying to figure out what is right or changed.
The catalogs have it listed with no pictures. Does anyone have info on this?? pics of theirs?

A couple of my questions….Look at the seat and sissy bar..Laid back but not square off as the Stingrays in early years.
Is this a banana seat bicycle or was it added later?? not marked.
I stuck a later goose neck in it for these pics. The old wedge is still in there so kept it from going down. Will fix that first and the blown out tube.
Super wide handle bars..full knurl with no dates, again later add ones??
They said ALL original but don’t put much faith into the sellers.
condition is fair but seen what people can do to restore a bike!!
Have to hide it from the wife until the right time to say it.

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I would definitely do a light cleaning and hang it without the seat and handlebars a awesome conversation piece [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

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[schwinnlax]

Also agree that's a pretty rare model, which is why you aren't seeing pictures of another one.

 

[Allrounderco]

Once you put the correct bars and seat on it, it won’t be rideable (by an adult). Just something to consider from someone who has more bikes than he needs, but likes to ride them all

 

[jimsbeercans]

Yesterday got a phone call from the seller. I left my phone number but said if you find the other stuff give me a call.
Well, They found the goose neck so picked it up last night. It has just one bolt that clamps it down to the handle bars AND tightens it up in the forks. Strange to me but I've seen these on other 20" bikes from the 50's.

Fixed the tire and the handle bar wedge came right out..surprised as I thought it would be a fight. Stains on the seat came out with a damp cloth. Haven't done much cleaning so thanks for the tips.

 

[Rivnut]

 

[jimsbeercans]

Here is a pic of what I got yesterday. Working on the bars now, I had a set from a 50's Spitfire 20" that will look decent.