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66 Starlet III

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GregG

'Lil Knee Scuffer
My twin daughters have been hounding me to let them ride some of my old bikes. One daughter's favorite color is pink, and the other purple. I had a pink '66 Fiesta for the one, but needed a purple bike for the other. I broke down and overpaid for a '66 Starlet last Friday, and spent the weekend getting it back into shape. The bike was pretty much unridden, but loaded with rust from sitting around. The chrome cleaned up fairly well, except for a few spots on the rear rim. The tank is pretty much a goner, as it still had the battery in it from 50 years ago, and the bottom is now as thin as a piece of Reynolds wrap. I haven't looked inside the headlight just yet, but am expecting the same thing. End result: my daughter loves it, and another Schwinn has been saved from the scrap pile.

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My twin daughters have been hounding me to let them ride some of my old bikes. One daughter's favorite color is pink, and the other purple. I had a pink '66 Fiesta for the one, but needed a purple bike for the other. I broke down and overpaid for a '66 Starlet last Friday, and spent the weekend getting it back into shape. The bike was pretty much unridden, but loaded with rust from sitting around. The chrome cleaned up fairly well, except for a few spots on the rear rim. The tank is pretty much a goner, as it still had the battery in it from 50 years ago, and the bottom is now as thin as a piece of Reynolds wrap. I haven't looked inside the headlight just yet, but am expecting the same thing. End result: my daughter loves it, and another Schwinn has been saved from the scrap pile.

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My daughter loves her violet starlet III also..

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Your Starlet is actually a 1967. I thought mine was also (bought it yesterday, needs to be detailed) but here's the spec sheet. Turns out the 1966 models had the "S" reflector and a chrome front on the chain guard.

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BTW, incredible job on the Starlet! Hard to believe the "after" photos are of the same bike.
 
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