Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
At least that's what I think it is. Serial numbers seem to be a little confusing on these but this one matches up to the catalog pretty well except for the guard which I believe must have been an optional accessory. I always wanted a vintage Bianchi in Celeste with the Cambio Corsa drive train and when this one showed up I had to make the deal. Thanks to @juvela for advice prior to purchase. I'm not sure if I'm going to leave the guards (chain and mud) on it or make it more race looking. Pedals are on the way and as soon as I can get a decent set of levers, cables, and new tires I'm gonna give this thing a try. To shift you have to let it free wheel, flip the top lever out to release the wheel, and pedal backwards while moving the lower lever to a new gear. The you pedal forward and lock the top lever back. This is going to be like learning how to drive a clutch for the first time! I would call the paint pretty decent but still an amateur job and they used the wrong decals/stickers. I'll fine tune both the aesthetics and the mechanics to get this one right again. If anyone has a set of period Universal levers I'm in the market--one of these is broke. V/r Shawn