The 5th ave NYC 1954 Schwinn Panther

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Not very ratty but this bike is getting ridden in New York City. It's a 1954 Panther 2 frame bought off ebay and spruced up with random parts(old and new) painted with rustoleum regal red and gloss brown, and the fenders were hit with beltron spray paint and a clearcoat.
Let me know what you guys think. I need to make a better truss piece and fabricate a tank somehow. Will be installing a little mini siren next week because this thing is still kinda hard to stop in traffic, even with the front brake.
 
Re: New York Rat Rod Scwhinn

Nice mix of old and new.

WOW that tail light is BRIGHT!!! I can see it burning the paint off the wall.
 
Re: New York Rat Rod Scwhinn

how did you make that tank its cool and how does it stay in place on the bike
 
Re: New York Rat Rod Scwhinn

Thanks, the tanks was made just by tracing the shape onto a piece of cardboard then cutting that out to use as a template. Then I cut a piece of wood to fit, jammed it in and cut up some bamboo place mats glued them on and boom. The problem is I want a hollow tank that I can actually store stuff in. I'm thinking some combination of sheet metal and wood could do it, any suggestions?
 
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