So I already have a decent rat rod (even though I haven't shown pics of it yet on here), so I want to build something nice.
I picked up this "mystery" frame from a local shop who had it listed on ebay. $20 cash and I walked out. Got it home, posted pics on fresh finds, looked up serial. Sure enough it's a 1956 Schwinn Spitfire frame.
The frame is in great shape with only 1 tiny scratch on the top tube that I can likely fill/cover with primer. It was covered in several layers on different paint/primers, but had no rust. I knew I wanted some decent looking paint, so I got to stripping the day after I bought it.
Almost ready for primer.
(made between 2/8/56-2/12/56)
The frame now has a coat of primer on it and I should be able to get it's first few coats of paint on tomorrow.
I don't have much money currently and I'll need to order a few parts for the bike to make it as I like, but I expect it will have a nice clean look once finished.
I picked up this "mystery" frame from a local shop who had it listed on ebay. $20 cash and I walked out. Got it home, posted pics on fresh finds, looked up serial. Sure enough it's a 1956 Schwinn Spitfire frame.
The frame is in great shape with only 1 tiny scratch on the top tube that I can likely fill/cover with primer. It was covered in several layers on different paint/primers, but had no rust. I knew I wanted some decent looking paint, so I got to stripping the day after I bought it.
Almost ready for primer.
The frame now has a coat of primer on it and I should be able to get it's first few coats of paint on tomorrow.
I don't have much money currently and I'll need to order a few parts for the bike to make it as I like, but I expect it will have a nice clean look once finished.
