753proguy,
I had forgotten how sparkly the paint was on these bikes. In the sun it's just dazzling.
I worked in a Schwinn dealership back in 77, 78 when I was in college. I was making less than $5 an hour but that was just doing new-bike assembly and minor repairs. That was going-rate summer job wages back then. When I finally scored a union job making $7.25 I felt like a millionaire. I knew several kids who skipped going to college because they thought they had already hit the big time. I think minimum wage was $3 and change back then, and that's what most summer jobs paid.
cheers, Joe