I just received my Father’s Day gift a day early from the wife. A Nishiki Cresta frame and fork which will become a very nice project/build, but first I hope you can shed some light on the background of this bike, so here’s what I can tell you:

Serial Number: KC 29584
Sold out of the: “Chula Vista Schwinn” (I suppose as it has their sticker on it)
“Tange 3.(?)” stamped on steerer tube
“Handcrafted by Kawamura” decal on chain stay
“Shimano” band on down tube, I presume for shifter cables from bar end shifters ?
“Suntour GT-III” rear drop outs
Metal (aluminum?) chain stay shield on drive side chain stay
“Nishiki” stamped on top of seat stay
“Tange-(--)” drop outs on fork.
Double braze-ons front fork and rear drop out for fenders and racks front/back
Chain hanger on drive side chain stay.
“Kawamura-Japan” bottom bracket
100 mm front fork spacing/125mm rear spacing
Triple water bottle attachment points
“N” stamped on top of fork lug
“Nishiki Double Butted Chrome-Moly Tange” decal at top of seat tube

Any information you can share about this bike will be greatly appreciated. I do have a catalog page for a “Cresta-15 Speed” whose paint scheme is identical to this bike, however it has a down tube band that the down tube shifters are attached to. Otherwise they appear to be idential in frame/fork.

Pictures will now follow.