I found a scrapbook my Dad made of newspaper articles about bicycle racing when he lived in LA between 1946 and 1949. This is a picture of my Dad's Superior from the scrapbook. It does not look like there were any decals on it. I would not be surprised if he got it secondhand. In the 1960s the seat stay broke loose and Schwinn repaired it and repainted a nice blue. He was upset because the original headbadge was replaced when repaired. About 1968 a Schwinn Varsity that was bought for my Christmas was in a fire. I found out 30 years later he used his Superior to practice painting before repainting my Varsity for Christmas. Now the Superior is an ugly brown. The original picture looks like a single freewheel with f/r hand brakes. Now it has a 3 sprocket freewheel with Huret shifter.
Serial number K3802. Can you help me pin down the year?
There is also a star next to SN. What does that mean?
The last item in the scrapbook dated 1948 is about Norma Jean Belloff. I just finished the book Norma Jean's daughter wrote about her mother's adventure. She started from San Diego on a balloon tired single speed to ride to her Grandmother's in Baltimore via Miami FL. She set a record racing back from New York to San Diego on a 3 speed Schwinn Continental.
Serial number K3802. Can you help me pin down the year?
There is also a star next to SN. What does that mean?
The last item in the scrapbook dated 1948 is about Norma Jean Belloff. I just finished the book Norma Jean's daughter wrote about her mother's adventure. She started from San Diego on a balloon tired single speed to ride to her Grandmother's in Baltimore via Miami FL. She set a record racing back from New York to San Diego on a 3 speed Schwinn Continental.