Another Schwinn Starlet...but a 1953 BF Goodrich version...

[island schwinn]

My wife has a 54 Starlet with the Chartreuse paint and BF Goodrich badge

 

[HARPO]

@Rivnut The 64' American Deluxe I'm selling has those on it.

Sold - 1963 Schwinn American DeLuxe | Archive (sold or withdrawn)

With the exception of a missing front rack, one spoke, rear reflector and head light lens, the bike is all original. I even added a rear rack from a 1963 version to help make up for it. The seat appears to have hardly been sat on. Bike is all polished and waxed and ready to ride. I cleaned the...

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[HARPO]

Wow. Hard to believe that the bike was once actually white...

 

[HARPO]

OK, this is as far as I'll go with this. I'm not going to even attempt to remove the silver paint from the wheels, fender braces and kickstand. Countless hours spent just getting the bike to this point have made me end it here. There are still some tiny paint spots/splatter I just can't seem to remove that were all over the bike, including the seat. Driving me nuts, to say the least. So, two rolls of Bounty Paper Towels later, it's time for a break.

I have other projects to work, so work stops for now...and I might just sell it as is. If I do, I might keep the headlight, depending on what I sell it for. Time will tell...

 

[1motime]

It didnt suffer in your care. Big improvement! Sometimes those old silvers won't budge. There were a lot of brands and some were indestructible. Keeping the light for the future is a good idea. Bike is nice enough light won't be missed by next owner

 

[HARPO]

FISK tires are in incredible condition (great if needed for a 1930's bike). I wish the paint was!

With the headlight removed, what would be a Fair value on the bike?

 

[Rivnut]

i have basically the same bike in blue and white. To complete it, I need to find a match for the blue then do some ”aged“ paint work to the tank and rack. What is the name of the vinyl pattern on that seat? Anyone know? I’d like to see if I can find some to recover a couple of seats.