Sold Outstanding original 1952 Schwinn Phantom

[bobcycles]

3rd owner is me on this one. Bicycle was purchased by a gentleman some years back at an estate auction in
Bloomington Illinois. The original owner saved up for the bike and used it on his paper route. I was told he
would ride a good ways to what was essentially a mansion on the outside of town. He said to himself that someday
he would own that very mansion. Well eventually he did. The 2nd owner was a close friend and when the orig
owner passed, he attended the estate sale/auction gig at the big house. His intent was to buy the car collection
which unfortunately he was unable to do. He did however outbid all the folks there on the bike. Kept it for
quite a few years through the 2000's and decided to downsize 'stuff' just recently, so the bike came up.

The bike was such a nice survivor with some minor issues... seat, tires, fenders and minor details...
The bike deserved some of the best parts I had laying around to upgrade.
here's my upgrade list and parts I had saved forever that could have been
sold seperately for good $.... but I felt deserved to pony up to this bicycle.

• NOS original Black rear 4 hole carrier top
• Original survivor Typhoon USA tires
• NOS original Phantom fenders courtesy of Joe Sandy...(a little peppering on B side of rear fender from years of storage)
• Beautiful orig Expander brake and NOS brake lever (bike had no front brake at time of my purchase)
• My best orig. Phantom saddle!
• Extremely rare 3" plastic "Schwinn" script rear reflector

Front rim is rechromed at the time I laced the drum, I thought this would bring it up from the dull but 'ok' orig S2
on board. I will also provide a NICE orig S2 hoop I just found here, if you decide to lace that up instead of the rechromed one.
Rechromed one does NOT really stand out as redone however..blends pretty well.
Bike has the rare 'Big Belly' or "prego" Delta Taillight...works !
Schwinn key of course...Nice survivor "AS" pedals
Just a beautiful Phantom as she sits and priced at what I think is fair for one with such nice paint, chrome, parts etc.
I have an NOS chainguard decal "Black Phantom" that I will include... might waterslide off...no guarantees but looks good!

This bike was so effing cool I felt it deserved a slight upgrade /makeover treatment... Plus the history!

2800.00 plus the ride
Firm!

 

[lags]

Beautiful!

Loren

 

[DrRumack80]

This is the perfect original Phantom! The patina is just right. Really, really hard to find them in this condition. GLWTS!

 

[OZ1972]

One beautiful phantom for sure , love what you did with the bike Bob !!!!!!!!!!

 

[GTs58]

Who changed out the tank decal?

 

[bobcycles]

Not sure ..I believe the tank decal is original to the bike...I've seen the red outline large
decal on these early 50's Phantoms before.

 

[bobcycles]

Last year I purchased a 1 owner near mint bike for a buddy here in Calf from Virginia...UNTOUCHED original
and one of the nicest unrestored Phantoms I've ever seen

Same decal... I can get a pic of that tank if you need one.

 

[GTs58]

Last year I purchased a 1 owner near mint bike for a buddy here in Calf from Virginia...UNTOUCHED original
and one of the nicest unrestored Phantoms I've ever seen

Same decal... I can get a pic of that tank if you need one.

The only Phantoms I've seen with that decal were the Oct. and Nov. 1949 serial numbered Phantoms. The black border doesn't even show up on the Black Phantoms. They should have left things alone.

 

[DrRumack80]

The only Phantoms I've seen with decal were the Oct. and Nov. 1949 serial numbered Phantoms. The black border doesn't even show up on the Black Phantoms. They should have left things alone.

I thought the 1949 Phantoms had the smaller "Schwinn" script decal, like the B-6. This is the decal on my c. 1946-47 B-6.

 

[YenkoStingerMaxx]

Now, is this an A Serial Phantom?