1961 Schwinn Super Continental
06-08-10, 05:10 PM
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1961 Schwinn Super Continental
My dad has a 1961 Schwinn Super Continental he wants to sell and he wants to know the value. Can anyone give me a estimate? It has little bits of chipped paint and missing a peddle, but looks great for its age.
06-08-10, 05:35 PM
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06-08-10, 05:58 PM
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The most important considerations are condition and the completeness of the original component group. if it has the original Simplex Competition (suicide) front derailleur and chain-pull Tour de France rear, it is presumably worth more than a later 1961, with the superior, but much more common, Huret Allvit setup. Read "The Dancing Chain" for a wonderful true story about how Keith Kingbay, father of the derailleur-geared Varsity and Continental, negotiated with Roget Huret and his brother over a 3-martini steak dinner in Chicago.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
06-09-10, 06:15 AM
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The Super Continental was a one year only(1962) model.
It had the Huret derailleurs.
It became the Sierra for 1963 & 1964.
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...ntinental.html
It had the Huret derailleurs.
It became the Sierra for 1963 & 1964.
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...ntinental.html
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The Super Continental was a one year only(1962) model.
It had the Huret derailleurs.
It became the Sierra for 1963 & 1964.
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...ntinental.html
It had the Huret derailleurs.
It became the Sierra for 1963 & 1964.
https://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...ntinental.html
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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