Sold F/S THE ONE YEAR ONLY ORIGINAL SCHWINN BLUE PANTHER

[Handle Bar Hoarder]

HERE,S YOUR CHANCE THE ONE EVERYONE,S BEEN LOOKING FOR.. ONE YEAR ONLY ORIGINAL BLUE PANTHER GRAT BIKE RIGHT HERE & HARD TO FIND IN ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION PICTURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES BIKE WILL CLEAN UP SUPER NICE BEEN IN LONG TERM STORAGE I DID NOTHING TO THE BIKE BUT PUT IN MY COLLECTION

$2800 DON,T BOTHER WITH OFFERS .... IF IT DON,T SELL I HAVE NO PROBLEM KEEPING THIS ONE PICK UP 92220 ,CA PM ME HERE ..... THANKS FOR LOOKING & MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

[Freqman1]

Nice bike but not one year. I believe '50-'53 two tone blue was offered but the opalescent blue was '54 only. This bike is not opalescent. V/r Shawn

 

[Handle Bar Hoarder]

Nice bike but not one year. I believe '50-'53 two tone blue was offered but the opalescent blue was '54 only. This bike is not opalescent. V/r Shawn

just curious to see the different can you post one up thank you

 

[Freqman1]

Same as the girls '55 blue Phantom. Kinda hard to capture the metallic look. V/r Shawn

 

[SilverBullet08]

Interesting, so in 1954 the Panther was a straight bar and the Jaguar was the cantilever frame? I already know and learned that they share the fenders and the seat as well as other parts like chain guard but did not know what the main difference was.

 

[phantom]

Was there ever a Blue 55 Phantom Christmas Boys bike ?

 

[Freqman1]

Yes although I believe the 'Christmas' thing to be a fallacy. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1955-blue-phantom.63221/#post-381105

 

[bobcycles]

Yes although I believe the 'Christmas' thing to be a fallacy. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1955-blue-phantom.63221/#post-381105

55' only thing and ya gotta wonder how many are out there... (Phantoms)
I restored one 1/2 a dozen years ago for a collector in San Diego...
My girlfriend at the time managed Cheech Marins art collection and exhibits...
and there was an opening of his in San Diego one particular weekend...
so all of us, Blue Phantom & Cheech included took an Amtrak train ride to San Diego
where the bike met its' new owner...
Not sure what garnered more attention at the destination Mr. Marin or ol' Blue!!!

A fun build of consisting of a TON of NOS parts on this one...
here's a link from back around then...

I have restored two 1955' dated Blue Phantoms, but the first one was not the right blue..
a factory metallic Schwinn color found on Tigers and others...a big oops! The one in the
thread below was a dead nuts color match to the opalescent proper color

The Mythical 1955 Mens Blue Phantom.........Anyone seen an UNRESTORED one? | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

While over the years I've owned several original paint unrestored Blue Ladies Phantoms, I've never found an original mens version. The closest I've ever come to seeing an original was 2 or 3 years back on Ebay a bike flipper (non collector) in upstate NY listed one along with some modern bikes...

thecabe.com

 

[bobcycles]

Blue Panthers were available for the length of the Panther run, and opalescent in 54' for the last hurrah of the balloon line...

 

[Handle Bar Hoarder]

sold thank you