Sportcrest spaceliner

[schwinnbikebobb]

Picked this one up yesterday (thanks Jon) and can't really find much about this Sportcrest name. I thought Penneys Foremost name was goofy!!! Made by Murray and I assume for a dept store but which one? Numbers do not match up to the Spaceliner Reference numbers. Looks like a 66. Of course rat trap pedals are wrong.

 

[schwinnbikebobb]

Oh yes I can see it now. John rides a Schwinn, Jim whats yours? Elgin he says. Cool. Ron how bout you? Shelby. Awesome. Timmy how about you? Sportcrest, Huh?? OK you ride 50 feet behind us!!!

 

[1817cent]

Nice bike. I am not a fan of middleweights but your bike would be hard to resist..

 

[CURTIS L LINDGREN]

Looks like a Strato Flyer Very Similar at least

 

[GTs58]

J.J. Newberry Co.. I have a nice colored glass ash tray that fits in that rack hole. $150 if you're interested.

 

[schwinnbikebobb]

Hey GT Might have to get with you on that if I can find a micro bungee cord to hold down my no filter Camel while riding!!!

 

[Rivnut]

Check out the Murray Serial Number Project.

Murray serial number project. | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

Needed to do this for a while, so here is what I have figured out so far. There has been many people along the way that has contributed and a few that has helped set me straight. hahaah. I don't know how far back this goes , but I know that Murray used a single letter to represent the year...

thecabe.com

and see if you can find any clues. I took a quick look and found that MO6 is a 1966 year designator and found a couple of X## was for Sportcrest. Didn’t read much farther.