My 1950 Schwinn World Rescue

[3-speeder]

I picked up this bike from a friends massive bike lot buy. See my post linked below.
This bike is definitely crusty and needs some serious help but I feel it's worthy of the effort. I imagine some parts aren't original and I'm not sure what's up with the blue paint on the guard and other spots. My plan is to give it an OA bath and see what's what after that. I have a good start on it. I have it torn down and I staightened the front fender out as much as I could by hand. It has a tear in the metal and the top connection plate has become disconnected. I still think I can make it work and want to just clean up and reuse what's there. My plan is to add a Sachs Torpedo Dreigang coaster brake 3-speed to it with a front caliper brake. I have the wheel set from an old Sears ladies bike that was parted out. I think this is going to be a fun project. Here's the link. Now onto the pictures

1950 World find. Couldn't say no to this one | Lightweight Schwinn Bicycles

A friend of mine bought a huge lot of bikes, maybe 500ish, and so I went to check them out with my neighbor who was looking for some yard art bikes. Looking over the rows of bikes it looked like most of them were good yard art candidates but I did find a few good parts bikes and this one old...

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[3-speeder]

Pictures of my progress so far. What can anyone tell me about the stamping on the crank? I see the A S & CO but is there a year stamp?

 

[juanitasmith13]

This is cool! You've got most of the original pieces. Do your OA bath; rebuild (clean) each piece as it will allow. The World was a large part of Schwinn's market... but, collectors have usually taken a different highway. Your resurrection of this bike doesn't have to be expensive; but, it can turn out to be a source of pride!

 

[3-speeder]

I have made a little bit of progress. I have the bottom bracket and headset bearings and cups all cleaned up. I soaked the small bits in Evaporust and now they look a lot better and should last longer. After the Evaporust I rinsed them off and then doused them in a WD40 bath. I figured that might help preserve them.
I'm waiting for the right time to soak the frame and large parts in the oxilic acid. My little kiddie pool wouldn't hold the frame so I built a box frame out of 1x8 that I will drape plastic sheeting inside of to soak the parts in. Hoping that will do it. Maybe next weekend I'll find the time for that.

 

[GTs58]

Your crank casting has me confused. The casting date surely couldn't be 1927, or could it.

Here's my 1943 war time crank.

 

[rennfaron]

That is a 50s frame. Wrong saddle, wrong bars, wrong pedals. Likely that it had the crank swapped out? Maybe/Probably...

Schwinn cranks info needed | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

Does anyone know when they put dates on these. I am wondering if they are as old as they say. I do not know why pictures are so hard to post but this is what you get. I have more but gave up on the pics. I just need to no when the date code was put on Schwinn cranks. Thank You...

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"Early 1950's Schwinn changed the pat number to 6000" @GTs58 Is this correct?

 

[GTs58]

That is a 50s frame. Wrong saddle, wrong bars, wrong pedals. Likely that it had the crank swapped out? Maybe/Probably...

@GTs58 Is this correct?

Schwinn cranks info needed | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

Does anyone know when they put dates on these. I am wondering if they are as old as they say. I do not know why pictures are so hard to post but this is what you get. I have more but gave up on the pics. I just need to no when the date code was put on Schwinn cranks. Thank You...

thecabe.com

"Early 1950's Schwinn changed the pat number to 6000"

Not sure what the question is. The early 50's crank part numbers being changed to the 6000 numbers? Here's an interesting piece, AS & CO 27 and then 6000 on the opposite side. Has to be a 50's crank. I've seen so many different cast marking variations on Schwinn's 1950's cranks, I found my mind in a brown paper bag within.

 

[rennfaron]

Yep. That was the question.

 

[juanitasmith13]

I have made a little bit of progress. I have the bottom bracket and headset bearings and cups all cleaned up. I soaked the small bits in Evaporust and now they look a lot better and should last longer. After the Evaporust I rinsed them off and then doused them in a WD40 bath. I figured that might help preserve them.
I'm waiting for the right time to soak the frame and large parts in the oxilic acid. My little kiddie pool wouldn't hold the frame so I built a box frame out of 1x8 that I will drape plastic sheeting inside of to soak the parts in. Hoping that will do it. Maybe next weekend I'll find the time for that.
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Done that!!! It'll work.

 

[juanitasmith13]

Not sure what the question is. The early 50's crank part numbers being changed to the 6000 numbers? Here's an interesting piece, AS & CO 27 and then 6000 on the opposite side. Has to be a 50's crank. I've seen so many different cast marking variations on Schwinn's 1950's cranks, I found my mind in a brown paper bag within.

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I understand/share your brown-bag dilemma!!!