Seat has an "S", gotta be a Scwhinn!

[rustydawg]

Is this a late '30's Schwinn, sweetheart 1" pitch sprocket says it might be. Picked up four old bikes for $20 including this one. No headbadge, could it be a Schwinn Henderson model? I love this frame design, should I leave the patina alone and slap on some rollers? What'ta ya think

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[olschbp]

look's like a Shelby frame to me, maybe about '37 or so? if you want to flip it, I would be interested in it

 

[rustydawg]

Here is the seatpost area which is beefy and stylish, it's a keeper for now.

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Looks like a Shelby/Western auto frame. Notice how the seat stays go past the seat tube and connect to the top frame tube. The seat is a much later addition. The sweetheart sprocket looks like a schwinn but, I think at least one other brand (Dayton?) used a version of it. Your sprocket looks more like a Schwinn because it has thinner dimensions.

1937 Huffman Steamliner (Dayton). Notice heavier dimensions of sprocket.

 

[user 135]

Cool. I like that frame detail near the seatpost..

 

[Rustinkerer]

Absolutely a Shelby! Cool! :mrgreen: ~Adam

 

[retro cruiser]

Awesome frame---strip her down too much old paint on there. 8)

 

[schwinnmesa]

Wow... awesome looking bike.

 

[kingplinker]

That is exactly the frame I am looking for! However I thought I was looking for a Colson! Now I will search for these. Lucky skunk!!!

 

[karfer67]

arn't some of the hiawathas similar to that the way the two seat stay tubes come together in front of the seat tube?

 

[Rustinkerer]

arn't some of the hiawathas similar to that

Karfer, Shelby built most of the earlier Hiawathas for Gamble's Dept. store. Gamble's actually bought Shelby at one point, then sold 'em to AMF. Now ya know! :mrgreen: ~Adam

 

[roadmaster]

sweet bike! looks good as is. all four for $20? now thats a hot deal. what else did ya get? id leave as is.