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A little help to confirm this schwinn

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Junkman Bob

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I have here what i believe to be a Dec 1949 autocycle .... any oversight or confirmation to help list this as correct will be greatly appreciated. I have attached photos as well
Junkman
Bob

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Looks like it to me. If you’re trying to confirm the year, the sn or whatever that is on the B.B. isn’t the place to look. Should be stamped on the non-driveside rear dropout...

Good luck! If I were offered that I’d snap it up in a heartbeat!
 
The serial number F355596 was stamped on the bottom bracket shell on Dec. 8, 1949. That shell was later used to build a frame that went thru all the later phases of building a bike. With out a doubt that bike would have been built no sooner than January 1950 for the 1950 model year.
Other than the pedals, possibly repainted light cover, seat and seat post cinch bolt it looks pretty correct.
 
Schwinn went to stamping the serial number on the left rear drop out sometime around 1952. On the Angelfire Schwinn data base there are two separate listings for serial numbers. XXX through 1952 and 1952 through XXXX. Your serial number shows the frame being built on December 2nd, 1949. Could it be that this frame was assembled as a 1950? (pretty close to the end of the year for model changes.)
 
Dec. 5, 1949 is the date based on the Serial Number stamped into the bottom bracket housing. And yes that IS the serial number and correct location for it until January, 1952 when it was moved to the left rear dropout.
REC
 
Schwinn went to stamping the serial number on the left rear drop out sometime around 1952. On the Angelfire Schwinn data base there are two separate listings for serial numbers. XXX through 1952 and 1952 through XXXX. Your serial number shows the frame being built on December 2nd, 1949. Could it be that this frame was assembled as a 1950? (pretty close to the end of the year for model changes.)

You come up with a Dec 2 stamping date and I came up with Dec 8 stamping date. This caught me off guard so I rechecked the angelfire list. Seems that the F serials in December are all MESSED UP.

12/01 ------------------ F349002 ---------------- F351066
12/02 ------------------ F351067 ---------------- F353697

12/05 ------------------ F353698 ---------------- F354167
12/06 ------------------ F354168 ---------------- F357000
12/07 ------------------ F357001 ---------------- F360972
12/08 ------------------ F350973 ---------------- F362342
12/09 ------------------ F362343 ---------------- F364549

12/09 ------------------ G000100 --------------- G000769
12/12 ------------------ G000770 --------------- G001796
12/13 ------------------ G001797 --------------- G002560
12/21 ------------------ G002561 --------------- G003166

By the way, the serial number is 355596 so it wouldn't be a Dec 5th stamping.
 
A couple of catalog illustrations of 49 and 50 Autocycles
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Nothing visible in these illustrations. Perhaps someone else knows of a difference between the two years, but it is a Schwinn Autocycle albeit it's missing the tank
 
I didn't look closely enough at the last three numbers. You are right about the serial number confusion. When I look at the list again, I come up with *December 6: F354168 - F357000. Your number 355596

Ed



*My younger brothers birthday, December 6, 1949.
 
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