Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
Silvercreek,
If you followed my thread about the
1975 Sports Tourer I recently bought off VT-CL, one of the mysteries which came to light is that different model year Sports Tourers and Superiors, wore the same letter code in their serial number, "GJ" or July 1973.
mkeller has a "GJ" 1977 Superior. reggieob has a '75 Sports Tourer with a "GJ." mparker also had a "GJ" in a '73 color.
So I echo what dddd states above, "back in the day" Schwinn was not very concerned about what we might be curious about in the early 21st Century!
Thanks for the input Bob.
I order a provenance report and had a brief discussion withsomeone at Schwinn Waterford. They indicated to me that it was very likely that my '78 Paramount P13 was ordered by a bike dealer with the Campus Green color. As you mentioned, Schwinn wasn’t a very good records keeper nor did they follow their own guidelines very well. What still puzzles me is the star stamp on the under-side of the BB housing.
Last edited by silvercreek; 04-30-12 at 12:12 PM.