Picked today 49 Schwinn Green Phantom

[falconer]

Cl lucky find today, original owner. F347444. Royal Master tires, clean paint, very solid

 

[BFGforme]

Great score! Will clean up nicely

 

[falconer]

Upon further inspection, no batteries anywhere, clean tank, headlight, taillight. And did Schwinn ever use that reflector??

 

[falconer]

So nice to find bikes that havent changed hands and were never in the hobby. Hanging in a garage forever!

 

[GTs58]

Nice early 1950 Phantom! That should clean up like Cinderella. November 29, 1949 stamped serial number and final build sometime in early 1950. Here's a catalog image of the early Phantom, and as shown the Smith Bros. Hardware used installed that Wald reflector. It was not a factory installed piece.

 

[cyclingday]

Very nice!
Yes, Schwinn did use that reflector.
There is a thread on that subject here somewhere.
A couple of other original bikes have shown up with that one.
Odd and unusual.
Just the way we like them.
Congrats!

 

[mrg]

Cool, "Jim" finally sold his bike!

 

[manuel rivera]

Beautiful! My favorite color combo

 

[1817cent]

Very nice bike. I really like that rare reflector. Congratulations!

 

[Freqman1]

Yes, Schwinn evidently used that reflector for a short time. I have a Dec ‘49 bike with that reflector and have seen at least three others. V/r Shawn