1950's Schwinn Cycle Truck Find

[Jpromo]

Man I would have been all over this too. Wonderful find. Perfect look to it and I love the graphic.

 

[Pappy]

REDO?!?!?...No please do NOT redo!!! That is way too KOOL just as it is.PLEASE RECONSIDER!!! You've got a piece of history put into your trust...perform maintenence but please do not redo...P 8)

 

[user 135]

Too Cool. I really like the sign. Too bad they don't have that service now a days.

 

[Rat Rod]

Looks great!

 

[KJV]

nice. looking forward to seeing it cleaned-up.

 

[Eclipse]

Way cool!!! Super find.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Nice find! I want one. That patina is perfect, I say replace the tires, grease the bearings and ride it as it sits. Maybe a gentle cleaning but definitely not a full on resto.

 

[Pappy]

Correction, I am not redoing it, I meant restore by gently cleaning it all original. Every nut and bolt will be cleaned and reassembled back to original status.

Wow...you had me going there for a minute...of course,though,it is your bike but I'm very happy that you are just going to service it.Well done...well played,sir. I salute you...P 8)

 

[54shadow]

Imagine, if you will, a 12-year-old-kid, riding this with a six pack and some groceries in the basket, headed down a main street, I can.

 

[509clunk]

that thing is amazing!! i have been hunting for one for a while now!!!

 

[Jaxon]

That is one great bike.!! You should see if you can find some vintage liquor boxes or bottles for the basket.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Imagine, if you will, a 12-year-old-kid, riding this with a six pack and some groceries in the basket, headed down a main street, I can.

Yeah nowdays us little whipper snappers would drink the beer before it was delivered. :mrgreen:

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Some tires & tubes and its perfect.....nice pick!!

 

[YOUBUGME2]

I would ride that thing so hard just the way it is!

 

[Fisch]

Oh man such a great score! I think it is on the want list of many of us, I just love it!

 

[kingfish254]

I am very jealous!
I love the cargo bikes. They have them all over the place down in Argentina.
Check out the photos from our trip a couple of years ago.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44466&hilit=+argentina

 

[kingfish254]

Dude, that one with the huge whicker basket and the guy walking it is awesome.

We saw him riding around with that thing loaded up with bread.

 

[badlandkustoms]

:shock: Thats NICE!!! I would like to get a CT one day 8)

 

[outskirtscustoms]

The teardown went well. the stem and seatpost are "frozen" so letting them sit overnight. Wirked more on the front fender and totally suprised by how much original paint is still under there. It's gonna look great, but not new great, nice and patina great.

Nice! Can't wait to see pics of it all cleaned up. You'd be surprised how bad something can look and how well it can clean up. Here's a before and after pic of the fenders from my '56 Schwinn American.

 

[BackWoodCycle]

The teardown went well. the stem and seatpost are "frozen" so letting them sit overnight. Wirked more on the front fender and totally suprised by how much original paint is still under there. It's gonna look great, but not new great, nice and patina great.

Nice! Can't wait to see pics of it all cleaned up. You'd be surprised how bad something can look and how well it can clean up. Here's a before and after pic of the fenders from my '56 Schwinn American.

How did you get them that clean? are you soaking them in something?