Schwinn Cadillac help with year

[PanchoPanera]

Good Afternoon need help finding year for this Schwinn Cadillac

 

[cyclingday]

Great bike!
I’m going to say, it’s a 1939 DX model.

 

[HEMI426]

Welcome to the Cabe.

 

[cyclingday]

Being a Chicago Cycle Supply, It’s an interesting bike, because the serial number prefix, reads like a 1940, but the straight downtube frame is a one year only feature on the DX model.
So that feature alone says, 1939.
But!
The 1939 model DX, was the only balloon tire model that Schwinn built, with the drop stand ears as an integral part of the frame.
This frame doesn’t show that feature?
So, with that said, the straight down tube says 39.
Everything else says 40.
So, my guess is, that it’s a very late 39, probably sold in or around the first of the 1940 model year.

 

[Dave Stromberger]

Being a Chicago Cycle Supply, It’s an interesting bike, because the serial number prefix, reads like a 1940, but the straight downtube frame is a one year only feature on the DX model.
So that feature alone says, 1939.
But!
The 1939 model DX, was the only balloon tire model that Schwinn built, with the drop stand ears as an integral part of the frame.
This frame doesn’t show that feature?
So, with that said, the straight down tube says 39.
Everything else says 40.
So, my guess is, that it’s a very late 39, probably sold in or around the first of the 1940 model year.

Also notice the truss fork, instead of the usual basic fork and truss rods.

 

[Freqman1]

I'm inclined to say '40 but that is an oddball!

 

[AS-1]

Also, the chainguard was new in 1940. The bike above has the 1940 chainguard. The really neat feature is the pinstriping detail on the fenders. Was that proprietary? The 1939 DX had Ashtabula forks, the bike above has 1940 DX truss forks. The two-tone green was not offered on the DX in 1940. Oh, what fun! I really like your bike.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Keeler bike !, nice find I'd be really happy to find a treasure like that the Color alone is awesome...
Congrats
Rafael ~

 

[EastsideSchwinn]

Beautiful bike and great find. I love seeing oddballs like this.

 

[cyclingday]

I took the liberty of spinning that cleaned up picture around, so we could see that beautiful bike in all its magnificent glory.
This thing has a ton of potential!
So, was it a local El Paso find?