[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Bet Winner

An Apple Krate just like this one is what I got for Christmas in 69. I just wish I had kept it.

Orange Krate for me, for my August birthday.

I wish I'd kept it, too - it was flawless when I sold it in High School.

K

[69 DAYTONA]

my home town, many many years ago...

[69 DAYTONA]

...my parents first new car, a 1952 Ford

[69 DAYTONA]

...my dads 1948 Chevy, in Troy Ohio

[69 DAYTONA]

one of my early sales cars...1976 Pinto Pony MPG...it got 22 MPG...I ran the car to death for years until it was rear ended by a drunk...it took a really hard hit, the tail light was against the bucket seat, but was still driveable, LOL

[69 DAYTONA]

...my parents Pontiac, only Pontiac he ever owned until he steered me to a new '68 GTO...he was usually a Ford guy

[69 DAYTONA]

...my dad with another of his early Chevys

[hada76]

Originally Posted by 69 DAYTONA

one of my early sales cars...1976 Pinto Pony MPG...it got 22 MPG...I ran the car to death for years until it was rear ended by a drunk...it took a really hard hit, the tail light was against the bucket seat, but was still driveable, LOL

i thought the pinto was a rear end death trap. either you dodged a bullet or the flaw was over hyped

[69 DAYTONA]

Originally Posted by hada76

i thought the pinto was a rear end death trap. either you dodged a bullet or the flaw was over hyped

...mine had the recall performed on it...the recall consisted of a curved piece of plexiglass being wedged between the gas tank and the frame...

[twinturrbo406]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Orange Krate for me, for my August birthday.

I wish I'd kept it, too - it was flawless when I sold it in High School.

K

... HOLY CRAP !!!! ... I'd swear that was my bike !!! ... i had one just like it, wow ...

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by twinturrbo406

... HOLY CRAP !!!! ... I'd swear that was my bike !!! ... i had one just like it, wow ...

That is a '69 Orange Krate. You can tell by the handle bars, rear brake, shifter and rear tire. They were different other years. They were the absolute koolist bikes on planet earth in the late 60s and into the mid 70s before the bmx craze took over. They are heavy but, quite fast, ride nice and, to this day, there is not a better looking bike.!
I wish I had one as a kid but, I have 3 of them now plus a 5 speed delux in blue because Schwinn never made a blue Krate for some reason.

As best I know there were the years and models Schwinn offered Krates. Each year had their own diffences as well. Starting in 1969, a single speed/coaster brake Krate was offered, they are quite rare. In my collection, I have a '72 Pea coaster Krate.

1968- Apple, Lemon, Orange
1969- Apple, Lemon, Orange, Pea
1970- Apple, Lemon, Orange, Pea, Cotton
1971- Apple, Lemon, Orange, Pea, Cotton, Grey
1972- Apple, Lemon, Orange, Pea