Schwinn Cycle Truck

[Bristol1948]

Hi all. I'm new to this site. About 35 years ago, I bought this bike at Brimfield's in MA. I've had it on display in the lobby of my printing business since then. Sold my business....thinking about selling my bike. I don't know the exact year. I tried looking up the serial number but couldn't find it on the registry. I'm told there was a fire at Schwinn and all records before 1946 were lost.
My serial# is the letter I, then 33006. I was also told at the time that 95% of the bike was original. I don't know how to verify that . Any thoughts? Barry

 

[Scout Evans]

Beautiful bike! It has blackout hubs, which was a WW2 feature.

From a webpage on Schwinn serial numbers:

"1939 The first Cycle Truck."

"Late 1938 or 1939 starts over with possibly a quarterly lettering system
beginning with the letter "A" and in regular Post-War stamping size.
This lettering format runs 1938 ish thru possibly 1942 and from "A" thru "I""

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101/SchwinnCodes1.html/

 

[Scout Evans]

Here's one that was advertised here:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1...ch-cycletruck-cycle-truck-ml-delivery.128173/

 

[ZE52414]

@REC

 

[Kickstand3]

Hi all. I'm new to this site. About 35 years ago, I bought this bike at Brimfield's in MA. I've had it on display in the lobby of my printing business since then. Sold my business....thinking about selling my bike. I don't know the exact year. I tried looking up the serial number but couldn't find it on the registry. I'm told there was a fire at Schwinn and all records before 1946 were lost.
My serial# is the letter I, then 33006. I was also told at the time that 95% of the bike was original. I don't know how to verify that . Any thoughts? Barry

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Can you share a few more pics perhaps some closer ones .I’m kinda digging it .


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[Pantmaker]

Sweet bike.

 

[ballooney]

Based on serial # and rear facing drop outs...1941.

 

[Bristol1948]

Here's one that was advertised here:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1...ch-cycletruck-cycle-truck-ml-delivery.128173/

Thanks for sharing this

 

[Bristol1948]

Can you share a few more pics perhaps some closer ones .I’m kinda digging it .


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