Restoration and rebirth of early Schwinn Black Phantom

[bobcycles]

thanks Y'all! It's not often someone opts to go full tilt resto on these old ballooners..
hey day for restos seemed to be 80's and 90's... especially something relatively common
like a Phantom.

 

[1439Mike]

Bob, that’s beautiful!! Thx for sharing.

 

[1motime]

thanks Y'all! It's not often someone opts to go full tilt resto on these old ballooners..
hey day for restos seemed to be 80's and 90's... especially something relatively common
like a Phantom.

Nothing wrong with bringing something back from the dead or taking it up to another level. You do that very well and it makes for a great bike.
Shiny, fresh, and correct will never go out of style!

 

[Tony M]

Just Wow!

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

nice.

 

[phantom]

Bob, did any of the very early 49's ever have just " Phantom" on the chainguard? Black ones, not the Red and Green that followed. Thanks,

 

[MEKANIXFIX]

HOLA BOB*!* my congrats, to you for another job well done! As the others "fellow CABERS" said, nothing wrong, whit me, to rescue another bike from the dead valley of junk*!*

 

[brwstrmgmt]

Nicely done Bob! Gorgeous bike!!

 

[Freqman1]

Bob, did any of the very early 49's ever have just " Phantom" on the chainguard? Black ones, not the Red and Green that followed. Thanks,

Early ads show these with a post war Mesinger B1, the early Schwinn tank decal, and NO decal on the guard. V/r Shawn

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

my 1949 serial 50 Phantom has no decal or evidence of one ever being there.