Help me make a red phantom correct for Ann Arbor

[Goldenrod]

Coslo bike shop was near the Schwinn factory so the owner used to dumpster dive for seconds. Fast forward two new generations and the shop was located in Lombard, IL and is now closed but not before it was picked clean of Whizzer and Schwinn odds and ends. I think that this is a 1953 that came with a 1990's black Phantom still in the box.

 

[phantom]

That's a 59 Phantom and I have been looking for a red one for years. Other than the pedals and grips appears all original. What are your plans with it?

 

[GTs58]

The serial number stamping date was 6/19/1959 and the chain guard decal was 1959 only. Looks pretty legit other than the pedals and grips.

 

[Goldenrod]

That's a 59 Phantom and I have been looking for a red one for years. Other than the pedals and grips appears all original. What are your plans with it?

Keep it in my stable and show it.

 

[phantom]

Keep it in my stable and show it.

If you change your mind please let me know.

 

[junkman 59]

Andrew Edward Koslow Sr (8/22/1896 to 5/7/1978)
had a Schwinn Bicycle store at 3822 W. North Avenue called Koslow Cycle Sales for decades until it was liquidated in the summer of 1978. In his Yellow Page add it read, "Sales and Service since 1912". The Schwinn factoryand headquarters was located at 1856 N. Kostner Avenue he was the closest Schwinn dealer to the factory in terms of proximity. THE KIDS Just got done liquidating all the old store stock out that they had stored in the basement
And Spent many a paycheck when they were closing their store down
Scott

 

[junkman 59]

If anybody knows about early race motorcycles look up Andy Koslow Motorcycle engines for Harley Davison's. He was an engineer for the Excelsior racing team in the 20s All us know that it was Schwinn Motorcycle race team. Until they close them down in the early 30s They hadsome cool stuff there And the family never threw anything away. The family never told me that he used the garbage pick but during the depression you gotta do something to get food on the plate for your family
Scott

 

[SJ_BIKER]

looks pretty correct

 

[Phattiremike]

Great story, great looking bike!

 

[bobcycles]

Coslo bike shop was near the Schwinn factory so the owner used to dumpster dive for seconds. Fast forward two new generations and the shop was located in Lombard, IL and is now closed but not before it was picked clean of Whizzer and Schwinn odds and ends. I think that this is a 1953 that came with a 1990's black Phantom still in the box.

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The daughters of old man Koslow ran that place and maybe their brother?....Popped in there a few times, as recently as last April.
Shop was up and running then...
They had a large basement full of old stuff and would occasionally drag something out to sell. I've stood in the 'threshold' of that basement
garage door ....gaping at piles of old stuff haphazardly stored. They would not let you poke around. Bummer they're gone. What else did
you find there? Who made out with the goods?

In the early days (1970s/80s) of California bike collecting, a few of the old guard I know used to have a virtual PIPELINE of incredible
NOS Schwinn stuff here to California where it was sold through the hobby, or Pedal Pushers etc. Massive qtys or incredible NOS bicycle
stuff.... from the old location and sold for peanuts back then.

If anyone has any good stories from picking at the shop, I'd love to hear what turned up? The basement was huge ..