Last night on my way home I was driving down a back rd and a old man had this bike sitting out in his yard for sale. I sat on his front porch with him and he gave me a beer and we talked about old cars for a hour. Then he told me I could have the bike for $20. I had to take it off his hands cause he was such a cool guy.

So I think I am going to just strip it down re paint it and build it up for riding back a forth to the store. I was just wondering if anyone knew what type of bike it was? He told me it was a 1951 Schwinn. I looked the bike over and could not find any markings to tell me what it is other than the number 8 on the crank tube. So does anyone know what it could be?

Thanks!

Aw man that bike is so cool,I,d love to own a bike like that ,lucky you,well done, (is that a new chain I see ?), 20 bux and a beer too, it dont get any better than that !

One form of Murray or another.

-Kurt

What the heck man! Leave it just as it is! It's cool like that. You're a fool if you think you need to change a cool bike like that.

You should ask over on the ratrod forum --

NICE!! Well-done indeed!

Bike looks like it was built with different parts. new and old

It is a great looking bike. However, I am quite certain it is not a Schwinn, just by looking at the fork crown. I think it is either an older Rollfast or Murray.

Thanks for the help guys. May keep it as is cruiser break as a bunch of slack in it so that and new tires may be all I do.

Dont paint it! That springer front end is way cool.

I'm pretty sure you're a bit late to that party.

-Kurt

good point. It doesn't take much to realize why the chainring and cranks are orange too.

Could be a sears spaceliner? I know they used that front fork. Definantly not a schwinn. Matt

agreed. Looks like a J.C. Higgins/Sears based on the fork, chainwheel and rear dropouts. something along the lines of the spaceliner/flightliner... right around 1960, if I had to put a year on it. Nice bike!