Found a decent schwinn B6 last night

[Hastings]

Picked this up last night. This was hanging in the basement of a hoarder house in a super small town southern NY. Really nice paint. Curious on what year.. Look up tool says 53 but that’s usually wrong especially with it having a shop badge and drop centers. Shawn’s website shows that early post war starting at “K” would “J” place it late 1945? Would it have a 4 hole or 6 hole rack? I wasn’t sure that with the fore brake upgrade if it came with a lit rack? Pretty nice survivor minus the rack and light cover. I dug through the house looking for the rack couldn’t find one.

 

[Hastings]

6 hole

 

[bobcycles]

early postwar.... Betting the tank is 41 type, threaded brackets

 

[JBone]

Absolutely Delicious! Congratulations...

 

[Steve Baltera]

I also have a B6 frame serial# J 87299 on the bottom bracket and trying to find out if its a 45 or 46.... .Nice find.

 

[sworley]

Same here, what would “J” be?

 

[GTs58]

No pictures of the kickstand so we will never ever know what year this is.


...1946....

 

[Sportyworty]

For comparison.
I shared this lady in last Sundays what did you find this week thread
J serial with a tapered stand and 1/8” drop outs.

 

[Steve Baltera]

I do not have a tapered kick stand

 

[Steve Baltera]

My fender brace is also U channel not a tube