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Schwinn Schwinns Shown: Left- All original
Continued from Page 1 Schwinn Town & Country Tandem from
1960 that is valued at $1,000.
Since I watched Captain Kangaroo Center Left- Schwinn Panther II, like
as a child, it is possible that I saw the one the author used to deliver
newspapers. This beautiful bicycle is
the Schwinn Panther II advertised valued at $800. Center Right- 1960 Ladies
on Captain Kangaroo and pleaded Hollywood Schwinn with basket. This bike
with my parents for the bike. Another is valued at $145. Bottom- 1960 Schwin
interesting tidbit about my first Corvette bicycle with original paint. This
Schwinn was my mother’s insistence bike was offered on eBay for $900.
that she purchased my Panther II
using S&H Green Stamps. Anyone
who did not live through the 1950s
and early ‘60s can fully appreciate
this S&H story.
Many collectors think 1960 was
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