1973 Schwinn Continental What color is this? Pink, coral?

[Jeff54]

I've seen this on Lady's Varsity but not a boy's especially, a Continental. There's no catalog with a pinkish except until 1978 and that's a lugged frame which, I think, is called Flamingo.

Moreover, it's of their 'Cool' and Opaques that are liked so well. This one is December so, actually a 74. But, what the heck color did Schwinn call it?

Got to be the rare-est color on a Conti ever made too. Eh?

 

[sworley]

Sun faded opaque red?

 

[Jeff54]

Sun faded opaque red?

Ha, Ha, No it's absolutely pink, original and the only one like it, I can find on the net is a guy with a 73 Lady's Varsity that he'd 'Color matched' with; I guess, auto paint and 'Restored'

Serial on this Canti is MJ (December 73)

 

[sworley]

If you wax it I bet it would look like rose? Isn’t that the color they used on like the ‘78 Fair Lady?

 

[Jeff54]

Yeah,

If you wax it I bet it would look like rose? Isn’t that the color they used on like the ‘78 Fair Lady?

1977/8 Fair Lady Pink: 'Holiday Rose' that's on the Hollywood too, is out there, but I expect that B/C Schwinn color names change so often it's prob. different in the least, for the tint. 73/4 colors vs 77/8, 5 year later, should have it's own tint and name.

I mean, if you estimate an average when Schwinn made the strongest differences, before crooking off in 2002, it seems to be on a 4-5 year cycle.

 

[Quakertownrich]

Faded Sunset Orange. Polishing compound it

 

[GTs58]

Probably Krylon Watermelon.

 

[Jeff54]

Faded Sunset Orange. Polishing compound it

Yep, but, nope for sure not orange. .

 

[Vicious Cycle]

Looks alot like faded Flamingo

 

[GTs58]

Looks alot like faded Flamingo

Not even close. Flamingo was not an opaque paint.