Can someone please identify this 3 speed

[CRAIGK2418]

I have a columbia 3 speed stik shiftvwith shimano shifter it has a sport bike chainguard. Bike is pink or violet. I have searched and cannot find anything about it or on it. Here are pictures. Can someone please accurately identify for me year model etc..

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Girl's version of a Columbia Playbike. The market equivalent of a 3-speed Schwinn Fairlady.

Really nice find in mint condition. The girl's bikes are never given their due for value, but they really add to a collection.

The magenta color is a great classic color and your decals all seem to be in nice shape. These share parts with all Columbias of the era up and down the line. This was probably the fanciest girl's model Columbia sold.

I'm going to guess it's a 67 or 68.

Check the serial number against this list:

1964: N26184 to N370693

1965: N375000 to N817898

1966: R100000 to R464982

1967: R464983 to R842814

1968: R842815 to R987209

1968: S5000 to S331191

1969: S331192 to S767191

1970: S767192 to S950093

Thanks to John's Vintage Bikes for the list!

--Rob

 

[CRAIGK2418]

I had no idea thank you very much the information is greatly appreciated it. What kind of value does this specific bike have that i listed here

 

[CRAIGK2418]

whats a value on this bike

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Super nice complete examples of this kind of bike, and yours is very nice, very complete and original, top out at maybe $150. It's not a boy's bike, it's not a Schwinn, but it's of the classic era and it's a good unmolested example.

More in big cities, less in rural areas, more if you can figure out what year it is and maybe find a buyer looking for a "birthday bike".

Be very careful if you try to clean it up- the decals are likely to be pretty fragile. Clean the chrome up with Never-Dull or a good automotive chrome polish and leave it as original as possible.

Take good daylight, outdoor pictures of it from all angles and details and put it up on Craigslist or Ebay if you're looking to make the most out of it.

It would make a nice addition to a bike collection, but it's not the first thing people are going to have in mind when it comes to '60s musclebikes.

--Rob