What model Schwinn is this?

[BrianInPA]

Brian, I just saw two holes in the top of the front fender. Is one of the holes round and the other one oval?

Yes, it does look like a round and oval hole. Here’s a picture of the back fender also with two holes on top.

 

[blakekennedy]

Post #15 in this thread shows a good photo of an early S2, no knurling on the inside and outside. To my understanding, the knurling process was a byproduct from the way of forging the wheels together. Someone feel free to correct me if I am incorrect. It wasn’t an intentional or stamping process like the “Schwinn Tubular S2”. Generally the knurls are quite weak looking, if not almost impossible to see on the outside of a painted rim. They definitely put more coats of enamel on the outside than the inside. Chrome however, different story.

That being said, the stamps are unusual. Maybe some short couple day phase they went through, and eventually decided to drop the Hi-Tensile part? We may never know.

Schwinn S2 Wheels Ages? | All Things Schwinn

From what W2J says,you have to sell them to a long time collector and then he'll tell you you screwed up. Try a magnet and see how well it sticks.

thecabe.com

 

[GTs58]

Wheel marks, but no knurling.

 

[AS-1]

Yes, it does look like a round and oval hole. Here’s a picture of the back fender also with two holes on top.

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Thanks! The holes on the front fender are from the factory. The ones on the back were owner made. The ones on the front tell us the bike was "equipped" with a headlight which also tells us the bike was equipped with truss rods, not special ordered as discussed before. The light would have been a torpedo which opens a can of worms. But they're good worms! Starting to have some fun now. With the torpedo and the truss rods as standard equipment, the bike becomes a 1949 DB-13

There are rust patches on your enameled rims. A tooth brush and some WD-40 would probably expose the knurling unless the rust ate it up. Oh, I counted the number of knurls on one of my early S-2 rims and they amount to about 72 between spoke holes. I counted the minute nodules on your pinstriping and allowing for camera angle, got about the same. Talk about picking fly crap out of the pepper shaker.....

 

[GTs58]

The bolt on pieces are all changeable how ever the 1948 vin number and the brazed smaller bar are not. That’s what makes this bike so unique for me! The stamping on the s2’s are also unusual and to my eye look like a no knurle rim. With the letter stamping being so clear and prominent one would think that the knurled marks would be too.

The letter stamping was done after paint. And that is unusual!

 

[billyjones]

my 1947 packard dx, similar. has a 51 ser # according to some, but its not a 1951.. there was a fire at the factory in 1948 that destroyed records. anyway in 1951 they used some earlier frames and those got documented and cataloged.. heres a rare 1948 . bars not orig of course. they are 69 stingray bars. orig bars mothballed. see last pic

 

[Oilit]

my 1948 packard dx, similar. has a 51 ser # according to some, but its not a 1951.. there was a fire at the factory in 1948 that destroyed records. anyway in 1951 they used some earlier frames and those got documented and cataloged.. heres a rare 1948 . bars not orig of course. they are 69 stingray bars. orig bars mothballed

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You're dating it by the rims? Are they non-knurled S-2's?

 

[BrianInPA]

Thanks! The holes on the front fender are from the factory. The ones on the back were owner made. The ones on the front tell us the bike was "equipped" with a headlight which also tells us the bike was equipped with truss rods, not special ordered as discussed before. The light would have been a torpedo which opens a can of worms. But they're good worms! Starting to have some fun now. With the torpedo and the truss rods as standard equipment, the bike becomes a 1949 DB-13

There are rust patches on your enameled rims. A tooth brush and some WD-40 would probably expose the knurling unless the rust ate it up. Oh, I counted the number of knurls on one of my early S-2 rims and they amount to about 72 between spoke holes. I counted the minute nodules on your pinstriping and allowing for camera angle, got about the same. Talk about picking fly crap out of the pepper shaker.....

Thank you for the details...would it be difficult to find the correct torpedo light?

 

[billyjones]

Post #15 in this thread shows a good photo of an early S2, no knurling on the inside and outside. To my understanding, the knurling process was a byproduct from the way of forging the wheels together. Someone feel free to correct me if I am incorrect. It wasn’t an intentional or stamping process like the “Schwinn Tubular S2”. Generally the knurls are quite weak looking, if not almost impossible to see on the outside of a painted rim. They definitely put more coats of enamel on the outside than the inside. Chrome however, different story.

That being said, the stamps are unusual. Maybe some short couple day phase they went through, and eventually decided to drop the Hi-Tensile part? We may never know.

Schwinn S2 Wheels Ages? | All Things Schwinn

From what W2J says,you have to sell them to a long time collector and then he'll tell you you screwed up. Try a magnet and see how well it sticks.

thecabe.com

from my understanding there was a fire at the factory in 1948 that created this mess