Paramount Production Numbers?
03-01-15 | 07:09 PM
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Paramount Production Numbers?
Is there a source of production amounts for vintage Schwinn Paramounts, say mid to late 60's and early 70's? I saw the Waterford site for production stats but a lot of skipped years.
03-01-15 | 07:38 PM
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1972 was probably the zenith (or close to it) of the production bell curve.
I talked to the local Schwinn Shop about a bike in late 1971 after I overheard a conversation with a prospective customer on the subject.
The lead time was huge. The shop owner was quoting 6 months. I don't know if the shop had an allotment that pushed that number out so, but demand was high.
It had crumbled I am sure by 1975. (look at the US sales statistics overall)
Never did order that Paramount. Way too long a wait for a kid in junior high school.
I talked to the local Schwinn Shop about a bike in late 1971 after I overheard a conversation with a prospective customer on the subject.
The lead time was huge. The shop owner was quoting 6 months. I don't know if the shop had an allotment that pushed that number out so, but demand was high.
It had crumbled I am sure by 1975. (look at the US sales statistics overall)
Never did order that Paramount. Way too long a wait for a kid in junior high school.
03-01-15 | 09:06 PM
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1972 was probably the zenith (or close to it) of the production bell curve.
I talked to the local Schwinn Shop about a bike in late 1971 after I overheard a conversation with a prospective customer on the subject.
The lead time was huge. The shop owner was quoting 6 months. I don't know if the shop had an allotment that pushed that number out so, but demand was high.
It had crumbled I am sure by 1975. (look at the US sales statistics overall)
Never did order that Paramount. Way too long a wait for a kid in junior high school.
I talked to the local Schwinn Shop about a bike in late 1971 after I overheard a conversation with a prospective customer on the subject.
The lead time was huge. The shop owner was quoting 6 months. I don't know if the shop had an allotment that pushed that number out so, but demand was high.
It had crumbled I am sure by 1975. (look at the US sales statistics overall)
Never did order that Paramount. Way too long a wait for a kid in junior high school.
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