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5 hours ago, OutaFocus said:

My memory may be fading, but didn't they also do a purple one? I seem to remember one named Grape...something.

 

EDIT: I guess I was imagining things. All I could find were the colors listed...nevermind!

You may be right, I found a few other colors on Google images: blue, purple, pink, and black. I’m not sure whether they are official colors though or ones that people have created themselves.

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The "Grape Krate" is an often reproduced phantom Krate bike. I have one myself but was never part of the original line of Schwinn Krate bikes. Many collectors feel like it was a natural that should have been produced.

Blue, magenta, and numerous other colours where part of the standard Stingray/Fastback line over the years. The list in the previous posts are indeed the only factory versions/colours. The only variations are the disc brake versions, seat stripe design and shifter design changes. There are also rare single speed Krates along with more recently produced single speed replicas from Schwinn.

I've seen some really nice custom Krates including Blueberry and Strawberry (magenta) Coal or Koal Krate (black) and other tribute style bikes with really well done decals, etc... that unless you know what your looking at would pass for a production build.

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On 2019-06-06 at 2:58 AM, RichCostello said:

How long do you think a Vega would survive in a demolition derby?

Considering how my friends Monza looked after he went off the road, about twenty seconds..... :lol:

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Looked like the '57 was about the first one out! I wasn't crazy about all the MOPARS being in it, tho! LOL

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On 6/5/2019 at 9:17 PM, Mr mopar said:

I want that Schwinn bike and it sounds like more bike kit are on the way maybe the Schwinn 10 speed ? it on the side panel of the box .

I still have a light blue Continental in the garage... With the generator.... Friend gave me that before he moved to Fla. in '85.... I plan on restoring it one of these days....

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10 hours ago, hpiguy said:

I enjoyed the Pinto reissue quite a bit.

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Hey Chris, that looks just like all the Pintos did about 6 months off the showroom floor!

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