1967 Violet Deluxe Stingray 3 speed

[sworley]

Violet is pretty cool but I’m much more partial to Opal.

 

[60sstuff]

Somebody say Opal.

A couple of ‘64 Sting-rays.

 

[mrg]

This has come up before but does anyone know exactly what month in 65 they switched to Violet?, never ride any of my Opals, the shorty frame just don't cut it and the ones with a solo polo , brings back bad ( sore ) memories of my 63/4 lime when I was a kid riding 10 mi on a Saturday to go fishing, walking bowlegged by the time I got home, oh forgot about the short crank! so now it's got to be a long frame. RIDDEN not HIDDEN

 

[60sstuff]

This has come up before but does anyone know exactly what month in 65 they switched to Violet?, never ride any of my Opals, the shorty frame just don't cut it and the ones with a solo polo , brings back bad ( sore ) memories of my 63/4 lime when I was a kid riding 10 mi on a Saturday to go fishing, walking bowlegged by the time I got home, oh forgot about the short crank! so now it's got to be a long frame. RIDDEN not HIDD*

The switch from Opal to Violet happened in March of 1965.
I’m sure there was an overlap situation of these two colors, but CA was typically the last month of Opal.

This color change happened at the same time the “Short” frame was replaced with the “Long” frame.

I needed to look at my old folders of early stingrays to verify and take photos off my old computer, which makes for poor resolution.
The BA and CA Opal Stingrays are shorties (distance from seat post tube to frame/fender bridge) which is inches less than the DA long frame which has the later Violet color.

The first photo shows two of my Stingrays next to one another for a color comparison. Short frame / Long frame.

PS, obviously the CA Opal shows a seat / strut change.

 

[mrg]

OK, is there any long frame DA, April 65> Opal ( we always just called it PURPLE! ) known to exist?, love riding a long frame but the Violet has a little to much "pink" in it!

 

[Dbike]

Looks good. Also good you had some chrome items re-plated.