What is the earliest 64 Super Deluxe survivor

[mrg]

So what's the earliest 64 Super Deluxe, just let go of my J4 ( Sept ) Lime go when I picked up this H4 ( Aug ), 90% complete basket, mainly missing grips, pedal & high hoop sissy bar, after 8 hrs cleaning/detailing and digging thru my SR parts pile, wish it still had paint on the guard ( og owner said he stripped it when he found out it was chrome under the paint ) and could not bring myself to swap with the one I sold, could not find a springer/fender bracket/mount so put on the custom fork extensions with a 12 in. drop center wheel with Austrian tire the original owner had on it for now but also got the og front rim. He also said the bike came new with black wall slick!, oh ya check the custom reflector tail?

 

[mrg]

Earlier 64 Super Deluxe anyone?

 

[60sstuff]

Not many Super Deluxe Stingrays exist that are still in their complete Original form.
August 1964 would be the earliest S/D based on this Schwinn Reporter article.

I have about 18 Original Super Deluxe bikes in my files ranging from Aug. ‘64 through Nov. 1966.
Below is an H4 Sky Blue S/D.

 

[mrg]

Got the 90+% OG Aug 64 SD basket all back together.

 

[mrg]

Had the H4 SD J36 out tonight and noticed even tho it's been 6 months sense I took off that aftermarket seat cover ( who know how many years it's been on but it sure protected the og seat ) and the seat still has line/marks from the seams/stitching, there are indentations and maybe some dirt lines, it doesn't bother me that much but I think I'll leave it out in the sun tomorrow ( not too long ) and maybe scrub a little with a tooth brush. turns out only things that were not original to the bike were the green grips, early standard pedals and later sissybar. Still waiting to see other early 64 SD's.

 

[mrg]

Well my OG tufted seat cleaned up some but don't know if the dents from the aftermarket seat cover seams will ever come out, the cover been off for 6 months but was probably on there for 55+ yrs!, oh ya the bikes ( or the frame #'s ) 60th birthdays is next week. 6-20-64.

 

[60sstuff]

Love those early White Tufted Saddles. They usually stay soft over the decades more so than glitter saddles.
Looks good.

 

[mrg]

Had the 8-64 SD out for a car show with my 66 Deluxe stick and deciding to put the guard on I had picked up here a while back, hung the original all chrome guard on the wall, haven’t decided if I want to re-screen this one, kind of touchy with the paint being worn like this so may just leave it as is.

 

[60sstuff]

Had the 8-64 SD out for a car show with my 66 Deluxe stick and deciding to put the guard on I had picked up here a while back, hung the original all chrome guard on the wall, haven’t decided if I want to re-screen this one, kind of touchy with the paint being worn like this so may just leave it as is.

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I’d leave it as is. The Lime color always seems to make up for deficiencies.
JMO a re-screen would look out of place.

 

[cyclingday]

Agreed!
Mark,
You’ve done a magnificent job resurrecting that bike.
Bravo!