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Should I purchase this bike? 1962 Schwinn Typhoon?

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This bike is being offered for $75. I think it is a typhoon. The guy says it is a 1962 Schwinn. Original paint is thin and wearing out. Not rusty. The only dents are in the fenders. Front tire is blown because it has the original tires. Is this worth it? Thanks!
 

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i sold mine for that much so it is at least worth that and it seems to be in great shape. I'd say 75 is fair.
 
Is that good or bad that it's American and not Typhoon? Worth $75?
 
That's still a decent deal. The new for 62 Typhoons had a twin straight bar frame, which makes them slightly more collectable. But the American series was cool too.
 
I think its a good price. You won't make make a ton of money if you decide to sell it, but you won't lose anything if you can afford it go for it.
 
Those are great riders,worth every penny. They were 100% American made,where some lesser and higher price models had foreign made pedals and hubs. I think it's cool to have such a thing nowadays.

Pat
 
I had to register to see your pics, so you gave me a good excuse to sign up! That's a fine old American, well worth $75. Besides original paint, it looks like it has most of it's original parts, right down to the American made pedals with the "roly-poly" blocks (seat is maybe a Schwinn lightweight "bedspring" version, but what the heck, it matches and it's softer). Other models in those years used "Schwinn Approved" pedals made by Union, a German Company. Lot's of Americans of that era had the Bendix "Automatic" 2-speed hubs since the British Stumey-Archer 3-speed was not available on Americans. Yeah, those '62 Typhoons have the special straight-bar frame, but it really doesn't make them much more collectible than any of the other boy's cantlever-frame Schwinn middleweights. I'd buy all I could find in that condition at that price!
 
I purchased a Schwinn American pretty much identical to yours for $75. The bike I purchased came with a Bendix 2 speed automatic. The hub alone was worth the price for me. I ended up parting it out to rebuild a Schwinn Skipper.
 
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