Huffy Muscle Bikes and Schwinn Sting Ray's..... PICS ADDED !!!!!

After seeing Colin's post and the interest it generated I wanted to jump in. I too collect Muscle Bikes and Sting Rays from the late 60's and early70's, and have been for about 10 years............ I have four Schwinn Krates and just picked up a '68 Huffy "Wheel" Bike.......If anyone outthere has any info pertaining to the Huffy Wheel Bikes from the late 60's I am interested in it, looking for magazine and catalog advertisments, Dealerbrochures...anything at all.......I am even looking for another Huffy Wheel Bike if anyone has one for sale or trade <a href="mailto:vetteman78@webtv.net">vetteman78@webtv.net</a>............. Most common colors were Red and Blue......Thanks!<br><br><img src="http://members.aol.com/snphotwheels/s7301326.jpg" alt="image"><br><img src="http://members.aol.com/snphotwheels/s7301327.jpg" alt="image"><br><img src="http://members.aol.com/snphotwheels/s7301329.jpg" alt="image"><br><img src="http://members.aol.com/snphotwheels/s7301330.jpg" alt="image"><br><img src="http://members.aol.com/snphotwheels/s7301331.jpg" alt="image"><br>

Drew,<br><br>U ain't gonna believe this but my first brand new bike was a Huffy Green Draggin...and damn if it didn't have the same drag brake and it was the samecolor! Jim Barnard has one in his New England Bike Museum, link in my post, check it out, almost identical...<br><br>Colin<br><br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/beauzoe/cb3/Gdraggin.jpg" alt="image">

Awesome bikes !!! dig the wheel Drew, must be cool to steer that into a bikini at the beach!

Everyone please stop posting bikes from this era. I'm having a hard time fighting the fever to join in.<br>Drew, your new wheel bike is the bomb. We had a Western Auto in our small town and they had a version of this, not sure if it was Huffy and then sold asWestern Auto brand. Everyone in the hood back in the day had schwin fastbacks and a krate or two. I rolled on a Western Auto brand bike. Called the 'WILDTHING' with 24' knobby on the rear and 20' or 16' on the front. Multi color fade paint and rams horn handle bars.<br><br>Your wheel bike is really cool!!!!!!!!<br><br><br>

I had a yellow Raleigh Chopper. I had wanted a Lemon Peeler, but my mom and dad couldn't find one in the months leading up to xmas. They settled on theChop, and I had the only one at school. Funny how that worked out. Everyone else had their Krates, and I flew solo. After that one, I had a green SchwinnVarsity.<br><br>My nextdoor neighbor had one of those steering wheels on his bike. It was a Schwinn, though.

Colin, That is too cool man. I will check out the museum.........Scott, LOL!! Ain't that the truth!.........Mike, Thanks for the props...Pretty sure allthe Western Auto, Wards, Firestone, etc.. Bikes were made by Huffy, but whatever store was selling them they would slap their own name tag onit.......SHOerwin, Huffy did sell the "Wheels" separatly back in the day, but finding them today in nice condition is pretty TUFF! I had a Choppertoo back in the day, mine was Purple with Hot Pink Chopper letters and it was a 3 speed. That was like '73, I did also have a Lemon Peeler in'71....Thanks for all the responses so far.....

<br>I love these bikes!!!<br>With the price of gas getting so high this may be the way to go<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image"><br>If anyone is interested in old advertisements from these bikes I have a ton of them.-- Schwinn(all kinds) Raleigh Choppers and more <br>I can post pics. Let me know if there is any interest out there.<br>Chris

Drew:<br>That wheel bike is off the wall!!!!!!!!!!!! You would look good tooling around a convention on it. <img height="20" src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_bigsmile.gif" width="20" alt="image"><img height="20" src="http://www.photobucket.com/albums/0703/NewfieRose/EMOTICONS/8276dd36.gif" width="45" alt="image"><img height="20" src="http://www.photobucket.com/albums/0703/NewfieRose/EMOTICONS/8276dd36.gif" width="45" alt="image"><br><p><br>Greg<br></p>

Chris, If you have any Huffy ad's (especially wheel bikes) I might be interested, Please email me, see my initial post for it. Thanks! I have lots ofSchwinn stuff already.................Greg, Thanks man! That could be a cool idea at the convention!! Just not sure I could get it on the plane LOL!

I LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL LOOK --1965 VISTA 500 5SPEED<br><br><img id="fullSizedImage" alt="MVC-019S.jpg picture by CHIMPSS19567" src="http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd206/CHIMPSS19567/MVC-019S.jpg?t=1214611111"><br><br><br>1968 KRATE - JUST HAD TO POST MY FAVORITE<br><br><img id="fullSizedImage" alt="MVC-022S.jpg picture by CHIMPSS19567" src="http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd206/CHIMPSS19567/MVC-022S.jpg?t=1214611628"><br><br>THANKS RICK <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/nerd.gif" alt="image">

Drew,<br>I have never seen one of those wheel bikes, that really is awesome!! How rare are they? Were they limited in the first place?

Rick.........Love your Vista 5 speed and what can be said about the '68 Orange Krate, first year for one of the baddest and most recognized Muscle Bikes ofall time! I wanted one so bad in '68, Your bikes are KILLER!........I did get a Lemon Peeler in '71 though..............Pete, Yes the Huffy Wheel Bikesare pretty darn HTF these days in good condition. If you do find one they are usually beat to hell. I think they were made in '68 and '69. The one Ijust got is an all original '68 bike with VERY little wear. I was very glad to get it, it is a cool peice.....Thanks guys..........Let's see moreBikes!

who said anything about planes Drew... gotta ride that bad boy all the way from Florida... with some 48 car cases strapped to your back!!!!

and a cup holder