1964/65 Sky Blue Deluxe Stingray

[Openroll]

New member here. So Howdy! All I can say is yikes!!! I was 6 when that was new, and I remember that bike well. My Aunt and Uncle, who were only a few years older than me, showed up at the house with lime and violet stingrays. Beautiful!! Jealous!! By then I was completly brainwashed by Captain Kangaroo. "Schwinn Bikes are Best"

 

[nick tures]

New member here. So Howdy! All I can say is yikes!!! I was 6 when that was new, and I remember that bike well. My Aunt and Uncle, who were only a few years older than me, showed up at the house with lime and violet stingrays. Beautiful!! Jealous!! By then I was completly brainwashed by Captain Kangaroo. "Schwinn Bikes are Best"

welcome to the cabe !

 

[PCHiggin]

Nice one!! How do I read the circle/dots dating marks on the tire? I don’t remember

 

[60sstuff]

Three Sky Blue J-39 short frame Survivors.

An M4, CA, DA.
The last two are up for grabs on auction.

Notice how these 3 Stingrays have the tufted seat clamped in the forward position, whereas the factory catalog shows the seat clamped to the rearward setting.
The swinging of this seat clamp allows about an 1-1/4’’ shift in the seat.

 

[60sstuff]

Here ya go Tom (vastingray).

M4 Sky Blue J39 with tufted Stingray saddle and high loop from day one.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Outstanding, simply Outstanding!

 

[60sstuff]

Nice one!! How do I read the circle/dots dating marks on the tire? I don’t remember

Here ya go, as I had another request on the tire date coding.

 

[GTs58]

Here ya go, as I had another request on the tire date coding.

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On the Carlisle tires what does the fourth number mean, the one on the far right out next to the date? Is that maybe a mold number when they change something on the tire like the Schwinn font?

 

[60sstuff]

On the Carlisle tires what does the fourth number mean, the one on the far right out next to the date? Is that maybe a mold number when they change something on the tire like the Schwinn font?

GTGary,

I would hope someone like yourself would have already found the research explaining that last number on the Carlisle tire.
I'm curious also.

I do show in my records that 1 through 5 have been used on these tires.
Examples 1,2 and 5 below.

Chris.