Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
It certainly looks like a Varsity frame. The front fork is different from the '60s-'70s Varsities. As I look at the '83 & '84 catalog pages, I'm struck by how "thin" they are with information, especially compared to the 1980-82 catalogs. Possibly this is the using up of the last EF frame material in Chicago before all the manufacturing was transferred to Mississippi? This occurred about this time period.
After quite a bit of 'research' on other sites, I am becoming convinced that you are correct. A Deluxe Varsity produced a year or two after the line was no longer listed in the sales catalogs. It was probably better to put something out there than simply crush the frames left lying around.
I'll try to get at least a block letter SCHWINN decal for it, and leave it at that. Spruce it up a bit, and find a buyer. It is not a bike that I feel the need to keep.