My new Schwinn

[louisr]

Hoping to learn what year and model this bike might be. Can't find a serial number anywhere but the paint is very thick. Rear hub is Bendix, marked '36-13'. Front hub has Schwinn script logo.
thanks for the assistance!

 

[mrg]

Post war, break out the sand paper, if the #'s aren't on the bb ( under all that paint ) its on the left rear axle dropout, looks like a 50's Bendex, aftermarket fenders, guard & seat

 

[louisr]

Post war, break out the sand paper, if the #'s aren't on the bb ( under all that paint ) its on the left rear axle dropout, looks like a 50's Bendex, aftermarket fenders, guard & seat

Thank you very much.
I agree that the chain guard is aftermarket, but what leads you to believe the fenders are not original?

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Thank you very much.
I agree that the chain guard is aftermarket, but what leads you to believe the fenders are not original?

The fender struts on the rear are mounted to the axle. They should attached to the mounting hole above the axle.

 

[mrg]

Serial # ??

 

[louisr]

Found it… C21253
5/22 - 5/29 of 1952.

this must be one of the last bikes with a 1” pitch chain, unless that was swapped out as well.

thanks for the kind assistance !

 

[GTs58]

The 1952 serial numbers were on the drop out. That's an early post war model, most likely a 47.

 

[louisr]

Ok, thanks- I’ll take another look at the database!

 

[Adamtinkerer]

By '52, I think Schwinn was only using their own S-2 rims, those are drop center. But the Bendix hub would be a couple years newer! The welded on kick stand is definitely postwar, at least!

 

[louisr]

Looks like it is a 1947.
Need to decide if I want to completely go through this and make it beautiful or do a complete tuneup on it and move it along..,