66 Starlet III

[Tim s]

Although mine was a 68, it turned out pretty nice!View attachment 1097291

Beautiful bike. Tim

 

[Rivnut]

Not a Starlet III but it's purple

It's not purple but it's a Starlet III

 

[123totalpack]

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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GREAT WORK!

 

[butnut]

Wow! Nice job on cleaning it up! Love the half tank! Nice looking bikes, I don't know much about them. I had a 20" Fleet show bike with half tank. Wish I kept it now.

 

[Tim s]

Here are three bikes that I bought for my wife. She prefers the violet one due to the basket. I have my eye on a blue starlet at the lbs but they are not ready to sell it yet. Tim