1964 SCHWINN STING-RAY

[Rat Rod]

 

[schwinnmesa]

Whoa!!!!

 

[Hooch]

I thought this Stingray find was so big it brought the site down lol

 

[Rat Rod]

Looking forward to slapping this on there. :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

Some of you muscle bike gurus may know this...

This bike came with a tractor tire out back originally correct?

 

[user 135]

Looks cool with the Slik.

What is the overspray on the real hub and spokes from?

 

[strangeframe]

:shock: Such a nice bike,If your a lookin for a nice Persons sissy bar,lemme know.I have a real good one.. :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

What is the overspray on the real hub and spokes from?

I think you're seeing things.

 

[Rat Rod]

The question I am pondering with this bike is whether I should have the original seat recovered or should I find another Solo Polo to put on it and keep the original seat as is?

 

[MBblue6]

It should have had a schwinn stingray knobbie on the rear. I would say find a diffrent solo polo. Steve you are not interested in selling it are you? Matt

 

[Rat Rod]

Steve you are not interested in selling it are you? Matt

Hey Matt....thanks for the info on the tire!

Well...I sought this one out specifically...it wasn't a garage sale or thrift store find.

If I do decide to sell it off I will let you know first.

I plan to clean it all up, detail it and do something about the seat.

 

[Rat Rod]

Big Screen Eye Candy

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m130/ratrodbikes/64 Sting-Ray/DSC_0001-1.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m130/ratrodbikes/64 Sting-Ray/DSC_0004-1.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m130/ratrodbikes/64 Sting-Ray/DSC_0002-1.jpg

 

[Gold Street Customs]

All about the hunt and theSCORE!!!!!

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

AWESOME SCORE

 

[backpedaler]

What is the overspray on the real hub and spokes from?

I think you're seeing things.

i'm seeing what he's seeing, overspray :shock:

 

[deorman]

If I look really intently at the ser.# pic I can see a little speck of blue on the flange of the hub. Don't know if it's overspray, or if it's even what they're talking about. :?

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

If I look really intently at the ser.# pic I can see a little speck of blue on the flange of the hub. Don't know if it's overspray, or if it's even what they're talking about. :?

That's not overspray if its what there talking about :?

 

[Rat Rod]

You're seeing dirt...it hasn't been given "the treatment" just yet. :mrgreen:

 

[Rat Rod]

CCR has got me thinking about the rear tire on this bike. On the 1964 model Sting-Rays they used a Schwinn tractor tire out back instead of the SLIK that is on this bike. They didn't start using the SLIK tire until 1965.

This bike's serial number states that it was built in late October 1964 and was probably sold in 1965. I checked the date code on the SLIK and it showed the following...

C (10 4) 1

Which means it was made by Carlisle in October of 1964...I think.

My amateur deduction on this is that this may very well be the factory rear tire that came on the bike. They must have been using up the solo polo seats that they had because the 1965 catalog shows the Sting-Rays with a normal banana seat from then on out. I guess when they make a bike at the end of a year and then switch things around for the following year you could end up with a hodge podge of parts.

 

[stretch]

thats a sweet one! but another blue schwinn.. :wink: i like it! i say you detail it out, and swap the solo polo for the non-ripped model.