I was 9 in the summer of 1980. There was a garage sale around the corner, and I was drawn to a worn out, rusty bike. Much like Arnie Cunningham in Christine, I was instantly smitten with it. The frame was built in Oct of 1956, now enjoying it's 60th b-day! It was probably sold during the Christmas season as a 57 model. 23 years later, it had a replacement front wheel and fender from a lightweight, and the rack was long gone. Still had the original seat, rear fender, and whitewall S-7 on the back. I gladly forked over $2.50 for the rusty black Schwinn Corvette! I would've just rode it as is, but my parents wouldn't let me. My Dad was doing auto body work in our garage as a sideline, so he stripped and repainted it. Later in the decade, I found aa clean ladies' 67, with Superior ww's, and straight fenders. I used it for a paper route, but ultimately used parts for the 57. I stripped and repainted it again in '96, I was working in a body shop myself. Used dupont base/clear. I also bought a new Huffy good vibrations on clearance at Rose's for $69, because I couldn't find new S-7 ww's then. One tube had exploded in the middle of the night. in my apartment! Around 2005, I discovered ebay, and began collecting parts to restore it again. Late that year, I won a lot of 54 bikes, and the madness began again!! I still have my 57, but it's been apart for the last 10 years or so, waiting to be reassembled with all the collected goodies!