![]() RIMS Schwinn tubular rims.shock absorbent.wear-resistant.įORK lasting. TIRES Studded rear tire.high traction for quick response on starts. HANDLEBARS Butterfly style.chrome plated. $49.95 Schwinn quality featuresįRAME Schwinn Cantilever 20" frame size for extra strength. With 20" frame, high traction studded balloon rear tire, standard middleweight front tire, butterfly handlebars, Solo-PoloĬolors: Flamboyant Lime, Red, Radiant Coppertone, Sky Blue or Violet. 1964 Schwinn Sting-Ray The bicycle with the sports car look. The green bike in the middle is the Schwinn Sting-Ray. 1964ġ964 was the first year that the Schwinn Sting-Ray appeared in a Schwinn catalog. Obviously Schwinn spent the rest of that year making enough Sting-rays for the next year,īelow you will find the images and text from vintage Schwinn catalogs for every year that the Stingray was produced. Over 45,000 bikes were sold in just a couple of months after they were introduced. the entire first production run sold out in a matter of months and they were not able to make more because of supply problems with the tires. Prototype that was mostly laughed at by the Schwinn upper management. ![]() This California fad was noticed by Al Fritz the director of research and development for Schwinn, and he reacted very quickly, making a They were replacing the factory seats and handlebars and using instead "Solo Polo" or "banana" seats and tall "butterfly" type bars. ![]() Modeled after the way many kids were refiting and customizing their own bikes in southern California.Ĭalifornia kids had started to take old 20-inch bicycles and customize them into motorcycle looking sport bikes. Its dramatically different design was new fresh and The Schwinn Sting-ray became Schwinns best selling bikes alost overnight. Little did Schwinn know then that they were introducing what would become a wildly popular bike that would sell like wildfire. The Stingray was introduced through the sales ad to the right. This design gives the rider an exciting combination of features for quick maneuvers, This is the fun bike that features a short frame, high rise handlebars and long, bucket shaped saddle. It has won the praise and captured the imagination of youngsters of all Sting-Ray, known as "the bike with the sports car look" has revolutionized cycling since it was This page provides year by year images and information quoted from Schwinn catalogs. PM or post here to express interest.The original Schwinn Stingray was made between 1963 to 1981. Would prefer a local sale due to the fact that it has never been disassembled, but will ship if ya gotta have it. It does have a few small nicks in the paint from storage and some components could use a sympathetic cleaning, but basically as close to perfect as it gets. Never been apart, never molested, nothing added, nothing removed, just an honest and correct example. Guaranteed 100% authentic and original as the day it was assembled in 1970, right down to the tires and tubes. It is as close to NOS as you'll find anywhere and is just begging to become the star of your Schwinn collection! It is now seeing the light of day for the first time in many years and being offered here to CABErs. The kids were the same and not really interested in riding bikes, so both Krates just served as display art in the family living room by the fireplace and were (allegedly) never ridden! Both were purchased from the original owner in the mid-'80s, the Orange Krate was immediately sold to another collector and this Lemon Peeler went into long term storage. This Lemon Peeler and an Orange Krate were Christmas gifts that year for the original owner and his brother from their dad, who worked in the science/space field and was somewhat the nerdy, bookworm type. ![]() The serial # reveals a build date of October 1970. Okay muscle bike fans, here's your chance to add a true time-warp, 100% original survivor Krate to your collection!
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