'74 Schwinn Camelback Strandie

[Bike from the Dead]

That Pontiac wagon was kool. It was a beast. I had barely had it a week, when Chicago had an exceptionally bad snowstorm. It was a Saturday morning and I was driving around with 3 friends, all of us bored. Don't remember why we were, or where we we going, but we were talking about what a heavy car it was and how great it was plowing through the heavy snow covered streets. We were passing a church that had a huge parking lot that had just been plowed. No parked cars in it and big mounds of fresh piled snow on one end. I quickly made a right turn and said to my pals, "Watch this....better hang on!" I floored it, planning on hitting one of the piles, thinking the heavy car would plow right through it. Turned out there were new bundles of brick, steel banded together, buried in the snow bank. The church was having an addition built . Cubes a couple feet wide and maybe 3 feet high of solid brick, hidden behind the fresh plowed snow. We were flying when I plowed into it. The Pontiac's radiator exploded and the car had front end damage to the right control arm. Sorry , no photos. I tried to fix it, but the car had major issues after that.

Dang, that sucks. Still, that's one heck of a story!

 

[The Colonel]

what a cool bike! love the colors & the build! 10 out of 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DrRumack80]

I like your final build on this one. Looks great! The red and Opaque Blue do go well together. Definitely has a 50's vibe to it!

 

[The Colonel]

I like your final build on this one. Looks great! The red and Opaque Blue do go well together. Definitely has a 50's vibe to it!

for real Dr.. I love this build too!
the colors set it off!

 

[Bike from the Dead]

what a cool bike! love the colors & the build! 10 out of 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like your final build on this one. Looks great! The red and Opaque Blue do go well together. Definitely has a 50's vibe to it!

for real Dr.. I love this build too!
the colors set it off!

Thank you! Glad you guys like it!

 

[The Colonel]

Thank you! Glad you guys like it!

love it! big diff

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I spent some time last night shining up the frame's paint with some rubbing compound. I didn't get the best "before" shots, but here's how the frame looked before I started.

I taped off a section of the seat tube just to show the difference this stuff makes.

And here's how the frame looks now. I'm not finished with it just yet, but I'm quite happy with how it's turning out!

 

[DrRumack80]

Wow! That paint really came back. Schwinn paint is as resilient as their chrome!

 

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

I spent some time last night shining up the frame's paint with some rubbing compound. I didn't get the best "before" shots, but here's how the frame looked before I started.
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I taped off a section of the seat tube just to show the difference this stuff makes.
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And here's how the frame looks now. I'm not finished with it just yet, but I'm quite happy with how it's turning out!
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Wow, looks awesome! What are you using exactly?

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Wow! That paint really came back. Schwinn paint is as resilient as their chrome!

For sure!

Wow, looks awesome! What are you using exactly?

Thank you! I used Turtle Wax-brand rubbing compound, like you'd find in the automotive section at Wal-Mart, and some old worn-out socks. I'll snap some photos of the exact rubbing compound I use when I work on it again.