I recently restored a '59 Schwinn Fair Lady for a buddy of mine over the winter (see thread; viewtopic.php?f=21&t=35518).
This Murray Jet-Fire was the brother bike to the Schwinn, both were found in a barn and belonged to my buddy's mother and her siblings (there is another Murray (womens) bike that I haven't started on yet).
Unlike the Schwinn, this one was pretty rough and needed a total repaint, etc...
Anyway, on with the before pics...
I couldn't find any place that would re-chrome plastic, so I wound up painting the headlight cover the same color as the tank.
I couldn't find a headlight lens in time either (I was trying to finish both bikes by Christmas), so I did my best to polish this one up.
Also, the little ornament on the front fender was wasted so I left it off (filled in the holes with fender rivets).
All of these are things that can be re-done later.
This was the tire from Hades to remove, it was like it had turned into a solid piece of rubber then petrified!
This Murray Jet-Fire was the brother bike to the Schwinn, both were found in a barn and belonged to my buddy's mother and her siblings (there is another Murray (womens) bike that I haven't started on yet).
Unlike the Schwinn, this one was pretty rough and needed a total repaint, etc...
Anyway, on with the before pics...
I couldn't find any place that would re-chrome plastic, so I wound up painting the headlight cover the same color as the tank.
I couldn't find a headlight lens in time either (I was trying to finish both bikes by Christmas), so I did my best to polish this one up.
Also, the little ornament on the front fender was wasted so I left it off (filled in the holes with fender rivets).
All of these are things that can be re-done later.
This was the tire from Hades to remove, it was like it had turned into a solid piece of rubber then petrified!