All black sounds like an '83:

http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...983Ltwt04.html

The '84 was grey or pearl white, the '85 was pearl white and the '86 was red with black rear stays.

The serial number should be on the bottom of the bottom bracket shell, the left rear dropout or on the bottom of the headtube in the lug. There should also be a light, four-digit stamping in the headbadge. The first three digits are the ordinal day of the year, the last digit is the last digit of the year. For example '0123' would be the 12th day of 1983.

A '71 SS was a pretty big step over a Varsity. The crank was the literal anchor dragging it down ...

Calling Pastor Bob ... Pastor Bob?

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO