Wartime Schwinn New World Bikes - We Know You Have Them - Tell Us About Them!!

[49autocycledeluxe]

bolt on guard could be vintage aftermarket. ?? wonder what happened to the OG bars and stem?

I'd like to see closeups of the pinstripes.

 

[cyclingday]

This 1939 Ladies Model, Schwinn New World,
got parted out on eBay last week.
Unfortunately, no pictures were taken of it in its entirety.

Early style rear fork ends, and headset.
No peak on the front fender.
Schwinn Superior type, Dural front hub.
Sturmey Archer AW-9 rear three speed hub, with top tube mount shift lever.
Early issue 1940 type Schwinn brake levers, with unusual patent numbers stamped into the bodies.
I hadn’t ever seen that before?
Early type, Schwinn Superior/Zephyr rims.
It was definitely an interesting bike, for the archive.
Too bad, we never got a look at it before it hit the chopping block.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

This 1939 Ladies Model, Schwinn New World,
got parted out on eBay last week.
Unfortunately, no pictures were taken of it in its entirety.

It was definitely an interesting bike, for the archive.
Too bad, we never got a look at it before it hit the chopping block.

do you have a link to the latest listing? I posted this bike earlier this month, it was listed as a 1947 by the original seller.. I saved the listing, and was thinking of getting it, I did not see that the fenders were included. .. only $125.00 plus shipping... I snoozed and loozed as it sold that evening after i saw it.. a fellow Caber PM'd me that he bought it for the reflector. I emailed the original seller about wheels and whatnot with no real reply.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

prewar "1947" (1939) Schwinn ladies frame on ebay... | Lightweight Schwinn Bicycles

I was looking at this one on ebay, someone got it this morning. had I noticed it had the fenders I would have snagged it 😩 listed as a 1947 fenders and chain guard would have been worth the price for me 1939 serial # https://www.ebay.com/itm/234815039401?campid=5335809022

thecabe.com

 

[Miq]

It was an interesting bike. The other C serial bikes have mostly been racers. Like bobcycles mentioned in the thread you linked, it’s the earliest ladies bike we’ve seen and has some nice features like 3 piece crank, 3 speed rear hub, and hand brakes.

 

[SirMike1983]

That early black bike looked to have an upgrade to a Williams British-made crank set. It was certainly a step above the base model variation.

 

[REDAIR13]

Looking for info. Just found this one with a 3 speed setup? Late 30s? Early 40s?

 

[Miq]

From the black bike above:

from @cyclingday

@REDAIR13 That looks like a 49 New World. Can you tell if the first letter is an F?

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

Looking for info. Just found this one with a 3 speed setup? Late 30s? Early 40s?

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your bike is post war, 1946 - 1951. I can't read the serial #

 

[REDAIR13]

your bike is post war, 1946 - 1951. I can't read the serial #

B091207