Originally Posted by
Mooo
I suspect the tape is new and bright enough to mess with the frame color.
The picture quality / lighting can skew the colors. Schwinn did provide a Golden Yellow in the late 70s, on the Sportabout IIRC from the reference catalogs.
Attached is a picture of a friends SS with brand new tape, (in daylight provide by another Schwinn SS fan)
There is difference between tape contrast and frame a little more than lighting on the Craig's List page.