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

[Miq]

When I removed the red paint from my 41, the remover that worked the best on the red spray paint on my bike was lacquer thinner. It is a nasty process that is a labor of love.

Gramp’s 1941 New World - Trying to get it running as a rat rod bike | Lightweight Schwinn Bicycles

I used a bucket of water and a soft brush to remove all the lacquer thinner that might be remaining on the part. I carefully rubbed a little clear coat polish onto the entire gaurd. This polish takes off oxidized clearcoat so it is slightly abrasive. You can see some of the maroon paint gets...

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[SirMike1983]

Not sure if this has been added yet. It's one for sale on eBay now (not mine).

Serial J07265.
Looks like a WWII era bike with single rear wire stay.
It's either black or dark green underneath the grey paint.
Has a welded and seamed bottom bracket.
Black bars and stem.
Black braces.
Black headset cups.

 

[rennfaron]

Seller said the frame was taken down to the metal and painted and I guess the fenders were not. Seller says, "Great candidate for a repaint..." Then you need to repaint the rims. Then find minty WW2 parts... Sounds like a fun project. 🙃

 

[SirMike1983]

I see that kind of over-paint and think to myself "not doing one of those again". I've stripped and re-done a few bikes over the years, but it's nasty, messy work usually. I could see a WWII reenactor who wants a "looks the part" bike stripping it down and doing a flat olive drab type bike. Not 100% authentic, but if you need a bike that looks like it belongs alongside an old Jeep, it would look the part.

 

[Miq]

Def looks war time with the single braces and the added chainguard. Love that Wartime front wheel reflector.😜 If its that Brewster Green underneath its a real shame. We hardly ever see that color.

I vowed never to strip another bike after inhaling lacquer thinner fumes for hours and hours stripping my gramp's 41. It is a nasty process.

I sprayed the rattle can red on the 41 frame with my gramps in his barn when I was about 11, so I was responsible for the original sin, and cleaning it up 40 years later. That kind if stuff can happen when there's only been 2 owners of an 80 year old bike, and they are both in the same family. 😎

I need to update the chart this weekend with the last few serials....

 

[Miq]

Thank you for adding the J07265 VW1M to the list @SirMike1983! Wartime Schwinn lightweight bikes are the reason this list exists.

Added @Jollyride 's new 1940 to the list too. It is one of the 20 oldest bikes on the list. Please post more pics when you get it rolling.

 

[GTs58]

Looks like that new J07265 entry still has the fillet brazed joints at the head tube, so no EF'g of the head tubes at this point. 🤔

 

[SirMike1983]

Looks like that new J07265 entry still has the fillet brazed joints at the head tube, so no EF'g of the head tubes at this point. 🤔

They do look fillet brazed - they have that little bit larger cone the brazed joints have.