Originally Posted by
PJB1
The crank, however, had a number on it. The number is SA 368 ...Now my guess is that components are dated differently than the bicycles. If that is the case, maybe the "3" is for March and the 68 for 1968?
The crank dates are week and year, so that would indicate the 3rd week of '68. At that time Schwinn stockpiled components often well in advance of bike production, but in general this would indicate the bike is a '68 model.