Well, I asked moms bf about the bike, and he said the handlebars were ON THE BIKE when he bought it NEW in '67. The bike was made in Dec '66. nothing has been changed i guess.

AND, to shock probably all of us. He has the ORIGINAL bill of sale, with serial number and purchase date. I saw it with my own eyes, I was kind of speechless. Will that affect the price like a vintage car bill of sale would? I dont think many people keep the bill of sale for a bicycle (although I have for both my road bike and my girlfriends comfort/hybrid)

He was telling me he had bought a few jc penny bikes, but they didnt shift right and had problems so he (with his fathers help) took them back and got their money back, and went to a real bike shop and spent 20 more on a Schwinn.

And the bike cost $71.95 (plus taxes) back in 1967!!!!

just thought i would update and share the exciting info. I wish i could buy it off him and restore it, but its just not my cup of tea (id rather have a 1982 Specialized Stumpjumper in mint condition...)