A stroke of luck: My dad remembered an old bike in my Grandparent's barn that used to be his.

It will be awhile before I can check it out, but he says it's some kind of Columbia Tourist. At first, he said "Tourister", but I think that "Tourist" is much more likely. (Unless there's actually such a thing as a "Columbia Tourister"?)

He says it's a 5 speed. He thinks he got it around 78 or so. As far as I can tell, it is a superior bike to the ones that I've been looking at, right? Probably a worthwhile project when I can go pick it up. Any thoughts on this one? It's free, so I can't go too wrong with it.

Edit: I'll have a chance to go pick it up tomorrow, if I can actually find it in that barn...