Schwinn Corvette 5 Speed Registry

[Mac Man]

Got this 5 speed right after Christmas... a '61 stamp, finished as a '62... needs some o.g. parts, and new paint.....

 

[GTs58]

Got this 5 speed right after Christmas... a '61 stamp, finished as a '62... needs some o.g. parts, and new paint.....

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Looks like a fun project Mac Man! Appears the derailleur is original. No spoke protector? Looking at the chain ring and cables this one is fresh from the wild.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Got this 5 speed right after Christmas... a '61 stamp, finished as a '62... needs some o.g. parts, and new paint.....

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I had yet to see that early derailleur guard. Super cool!

 

[Oilit]

Do you know what the "LA" stamp above the serial is? I've seen this same stamp on another bike recently and I'm guessing it's a registration stamp for some municipality, but that's just a guess. Here's the "LA" stamp on another bike, a 1941 New World (post #32) :

1951 Schwinn World? | Lightweight Schwinn Bicycles

Looks like similar construction to my 50 year model New World, EF drop outs to stays. Is the seat tube EFed to the BB like this? I think everything else was brazed, but not everything was smoothed out...but mine has the 4mm thick drop outs. The war time J series New Worlds had the seat post...

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[Mac Man]

Do you know what the "LA" stamp above the serial is? I've seen this same stamp on another bike recently and I'm guessing it's a registration stamp for some municipality, but that's just a guess. Here's the "LA" stamp on another bike, a 1941 New World (post #32) :

1951 Schwinn World? | Lightweight Schwinn Bicycles

Looks like similar construction to my 50 year model New World, EF drop outs to stays. Is the seat tube EFed to the BB like this? I think everything else was brazed, but not everything was smoothed out...but mine has the 4mm thick drop outs. The war time J series New Worlds had the seat post...

thecabe.com

Interesting... saw it, had no idea, not on any other of my bikes.... this was a California bike

 

[Oilit]

Interesting... saw it, had no idea, not on any other of my bikes.... this was a California bike

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With that Los Angeles sticker, the "LA" stamp would sure seem to be the same.

 

[furyus]

Be a shame to paint it. Nice wipe-down in penetrating oil like Gibbs and be done. No offense, but repaints ruin.

 

[Mac Man]

Today's delivery... makes one in every color...

If RUST is a color...

 

[Oilit]

This is one that was listed on FBM two days ago in Florida in pretty nice original shape for $400.00. I thought that was very reasonable for the condition and evidently someone else thought so too, because it's already sold. These are the seller's pictures:

 

[koolbikes]

This is one that was listed on FBM two days ago in Florida in pretty nice original shape for $400.00. I thought that was very reasonable for the condition and evidently someone else thought so too, because it's already sold. These are the seller's pictures:

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It's not on the Registry, Thanks for posting. Late model Green Corvette 5 ... H280129 ... 8-31-1962 ... NICE!
Looks like the spoke protector has been replaced, small protector with cut-outs.