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Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Yeah yeah...the 57 Chevys of the bike world. Truth of the matter is ...yes they made the Phantom series for 10 years
straight...so a lot of product out there. However due to the aftermarket parts market... the ability to build these and saturate
the collector panoply is infinite, so who really knows how many of these bikes are out there with aftermarket parts.
Here is a Phantom restoration I recently completed for the 1st year of production 1949. For every 1000 restored Phantoms
out there in the world... I would guess there are maybe only 1 or 2 built to a degree of accuracy where you can once again
respect the product that Schwinn cranked out long ago, everything you see on this bike is factory OEM stuff
aside from the battery tray, brake cable and tubes.
Sorry No before pix, but just picture a housepainted 1949 F serial frame, some super straight sheet metal and
excellent S-2 wheels, increasingly rare NOS USA Typhoon tires, 1st year ruby lens taillight, a good plater,
single stage acrylic enamel paint and a couple of days of assembly.
And Yes there is still a market for these bikes and I probably
undersold this one based on the difficulty and expense
of finding parts, and doing the dirty work of making
something shiny out of a pile of accumulated parts.
Now residing in a new sunny So Cal destination
Enjoy!
straight...so a lot of product out there. However due to the aftermarket parts market... the ability to build these and saturate
the collector panoply is infinite, so who really knows how many of these bikes are out there with aftermarket parts.
Here is a Phantom restoration I recently completed for the 1st year of production 1949. For every 1000 restored Phantoms
out there in the world... I would guess there are maybe only 1 or 2 built to a degree of accuracy where you can once again
respect the product that Schwinn cranked out long ago, everything you see on this bike is factory OEM stuff
aside from the battery tray, brake cable and tubes.
Sorry No before pix, but just picture a housepainted 1949 F serial frame, some super straight sheet metal and
excellent S-2 wheels, increasingly rare NOS USA Typhoon tires, 1st year ruby lens taillight, a good plater,
single stage acrylic enamel paint and a couple of days of assembly.
And Yes there is still a market for these bikes and I probably
undersold this one based on the difficulty and expense
of finding parts, and doing the dirty work of making
something shiny out of a pile of accumulated parts.
Now residing in a new sunny So Cal destination
Enjoy!