'53 BFG phantom barn find

[OZ1972]

Sweet old phantom , heres my crusty red phantom , i love them all original !!!!!

 

[BFGforme]

Sweet old phantom , heres my crusty red phantom , i love them all original !!!!!

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That's cool... white tail light...

 

[BFGforme]

Looked up the serial number and it comes back a late'54, not a'53! Cleaned the fenders and most of the chrome that can be cleaned and now just have to finish up the wheels!! Trying to decide if I'm gonna polish up the paint or just leave it.... thinking just gonna put it back together and ride it, then figure out what I want to do with it!

Also when I was prying off the crusty original tires I discovered the BF Goodrich silvertown tube's and one still holds air and that's pretty cool!

 

[BFGforme]

Probably gonna get it all back together and put it in the for sale section and trade it for a pre-war schwinn!

 

[KevinBrick]

Question for the experts, been told'53 did not come with a black seat and never had a black brake light!?! Could it be that it came that way because it's BFG? IDK? Chime in @freakman1?

@Freqman1

 

[GTs58]

The rear light was standard on all the Phantoms until the 1955 models, then it was an option at extra cost. Same with the locking springer. If the saddle is black, then I'd assume someone must have redone the cover at some point.

 

[Freqman1]

I’ve never seen a black light on a Phantom-or a B6 for that matter. I’ve also never seen a black seat cover on a Phantom except for some of the early ones with the B1 style seat. Is the cover leather? Any remnants of a “Schwinn” stamp? V/r Shawn

 

[BFGforme]

Yes tail light is black, seat was original to the bike, maybe it was burnt into black, but definitely original to the bike! Most of the seat blew away on the freeway.... guess have Bob do a distressed brown for it! Old man said never opened up the rear light before and doesn't look to be painted as no paint in the lense anywhere and it's rivited on!

 

[BFGforme]

Almost all back together,few more things to do....

Amazing what some time and elbow grease can do...stay posted for more

 

[GTs58]

Yes tail light is black, seat was original to the bike, maybe it was burnt into black, but definitely original to the bike! Most of the seat blew away on the freeway.... guess have Bob do a distressed brown for it! Old man said never opened up the rear light before and doesn't look to be painted as no paint in the lense anywhere and it's rivited on!

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