rare 1959 white schwinn corvette

[Metal Militia]

rare white schwinn corvette. spotted this on the local cl. a fellow member here picked it up, and passed it on to me.(thanks, owe you one!)
original paint and decals. she has some battle scars, but it cleaned up pretty nicely.

 

[npence]

Wow that did clean up nice but what guy would want a white and pink bike but I guess that is why it is rare no kid wanted that color combo.

 

[strangeframe]

Super Sweet!!Classy bicycle 8)

 

[KJV]

very nice 8)

 

[pick]

WOW! What a transformation! :!: 8) What did you use on the seat??? :?:

 

[Spokeshave]

Never saw one in white.

 

[Toadman]

Looks more like red to me than pink !!

 

[hzqw2l]

Sweet. Only 2 that I have ever heard of. Congrats. :mrgreen:

 

[Tychevelle]

Thats very cool , looks awesome!! I dont see pink... looks great in white with red

 

[pick]

Looks more like red to me than pink !!

+1 RED & white for sure! Great find! Wish I could find one like that! Sweeeeet.

 

[Metal Militia]

WOW! What a transformation! :!: 8) What did you use on the seat??? :?:

disassembled the whole seat. simple green and alot of scrubbing on the top. dipped the springs and crashbar in oxalic acid. easy peasy.

the accent color is red. there is some fading, but still looks red. the debutante is white with pink. here is the sister.

 

[Jake Sensi]

Just saw one this week in Philly. What did you clean it with ? Wow ! Great find and great job

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I had to do a double take to see if it was the same bike, looks great!

 

[Metal Militia]

Just saw one this week in Philly. What did you clean it with ? Wow ! Great find and great job

no secret. i like simple green, soapy water, sponges and detailing brushes. meguires auto wax for the paint. oxalic acid for the chrome. run all the nuts and bolts across the bench grinder with a fine brush. these old schwinns are almost bulletproof, always fun to see what will come back.

 

[CCR]

love it when the oddballs pop up for us to see, bike still looks great

 

[Hooch]

sweet bike! hard to find bikes
there is one on my local craigslist but too high for me
http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/bik/2314505932.html

 

[badlandkustoms]

8) NICE!!!!
I just picked up a 59 Corvette, but its Green

 

[jrdann]

Wow that cleaned up great. Where can you get the Oxalic Acid? Do they carry it at home depot / lowes?

Just saw one this week in Philly. What did you clean it with ? Wow ! Great find and great job

no secret. i like simple green, soapy water, sponges and detailing brushes. meguires auto wax for the paint. oxalic acid for the chrome. run all the nuts and bolts across the bench grinder with a fine brush. these old schwinns are almost bulletproof, always fun to see what will come back.

 

[Metal Militia]

Wow that cleaned up great. Where can you get the Oxalic Acid? Do they carry it at home depot / lowes?

i use savograns wood bleach. local hardware stopped carrying it, so i bought it here:

http://www.ronshomeandhardware.com/1050 ... click=1014

 

[Jake Sensi]

Thanks for the tip. Never would have tried those. Nice shine you put on there. What do you recommend for whitewalls?