I had a few questions. First off 8 years ago i picked up this Schwinn at a tag sale for 15$ there was a woman's version as well, but alas I left it alone. I found a former Schwinn dealer where I live sadly he had his Schwinn signage up from 1970s. side note made me sad he didn't fix or sell them anymore.
So, I showed him the bike he told me the colour was rare only used for a few months in '74 then by '75 it was never again used on the Varsity. It is to his knowledge as he told me fully loaded without the colour matched fenders, has the bottle cage, premium back wheel rack and from what he said special order which isn't in the catalog Union light front and back with motor.
my question is this: Is there any collector value? Not looking to sell it, but curious and as for the light he claimed it was worth as much as the bike. Again could that be true? Love the Varsity very solid and for me rides very well here in VT with the exception of steeper hills/mountains.