57 Schwinn something or another...

[Corsair13]

greetings,
I have a October 57 made Schwinn, trying to figure out what it once was. Non original front fork obviosly, but feather guard and white S7s, was red originaly, and has a Mattatuck bracke lever

...57 Catalog guess would be Hornet maybe, but a blue crash rail seat doesnt fir either...I have no idea about 58 because there us no catalog. Any ideas?

 

[Corsair13]

My guess is a 70s rebuild

 

[Adamtinkerer]

I've seen that guard on Spitfires.

 

[GTs58]

With that chain guard and underlying red color it was either a Hornet or a Spitfire. That color was also used on the Flying Star. Looks like the stem and fork have been changed out. What's weird is the bike has a built in stand and all three I mentioned about had bolt on stands. So.............. lets take a few more guesses.

 

[Ernbar]

I think I see a rear brake mount so a Tiger or Vette?

 

[Rivnut]

I have a '58 Starlet with coaster brake which has the rear fender bracket designed for a rear caliper brake. Don't know if you can determine the model by the fender bracket. Or did Schwinn change bracket designs year to year, model to model?

 

[Ernbar]

I have a '58 Starlet with coaster brake which has the rear fender bracket designed for a rear caliper brake. Don't know if you can determine the model by the fender bracket. Or did Schwinn change bracket designs year to year, model to model?

I agree that anything is possible. Another possibility is who ever pulled the frame and assembled it wasn’t paying attention to that particular detail.

 

[GTs58]

I think I see a rear brake mount so a Tiger or Vette?

I saw that and couldn't make it out good enough to make the call. Looks like a reflector is mounted there but that's all I can tell. More better pictures will get you more better guesses.

 

[Rivnut]

The Corvettes and Tigers would have had chrome plated rims. If the rims on this bike are OE, then those models have to be ruled out.

 

[GTs58]

We can rule out any middleweight that had gear options. This bike was a coaster model only and appears to have been a solid red, not an Opal from what I can see of the original paint. Spitfire, Hornet, Flying star etc.. The guard says Spitfire or Hornet and it could have had a built in stand which I've seen on a 58 Hornet when the specs say bolt on stand. Here's a blown up picture of some type of bracket holding the rear reflector. It doesn't have the flat caliper bracket.