Re: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior

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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:20:07 -0800
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior
To: <CLASSICRENDEZVOUS@BIKELIST.ORG>



> Sorry, but there was no 1973 Superior. The Superior
> disappears from the lineup after 1963 and does not reappear
> until 1976 and this bike does not even remotely resemble a
> late 70's Superior. The suicide levers may be older
> than you think, or might have been added, but everything
> else screams early 60's, including the Titan chromed
> steel stem. As I own a 1962 all original Superior, I can
> tell you this bike is 99.9% sure to be as represented. If
> fillet brazed Schwinns are your thing, this one is pretty
> close to the Holy Grail. Again, no personal interest,
> except that if it were my size, I'd keep it quiet and
> bid myself.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
>
> --- On Fri, 1/2/09, Peter Tutty
> <peter_tutty@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Peter Tutty <peter_tutty@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior
> > To: "Classic Rendezvous"
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>,
> jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net
> > Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 9:33 PM
> > I'm no Schwinn expert, but I'd think 1973
> rather
> > than 1963 based on the 'safety' brake levers
> and
> > other components.
> >  
> > Peter TuttyLondonderry
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/1/09, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos
> > <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos
> > <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> > Subject: [CR]eBay Outing - 1963 Schwinn Superior
> > To: "Classic Rendezvous"
> > <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Received: Friday, 2 January, 2009, 6:16 PM
> >
> >
> > I don't usually do this, but this might be of
> interest
> > to you fillet brazed Schwinn fans - you know who you
> are:
> >
> >
> http://ebay.com/<blah> ihZ018QQcategoryZ156522QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> > Purportedly a 1963 Superior, and no reason the doubt
> > that.  Looks remarkably clean.  At the current bid
> I'd
> > say this is a bargain.  One day to go.  No
> connection to
> > seller.  I already have an all chrome 1962 Superior,
> plus
> > this one looks to tall for me.  If it were my size,
> I'd
> > probably be keeping this to myself.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> > Big Spring, Texas, USA
> >
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