To get it roadworthy the entire shifting linkage, shifter, cable and axle bell had to be replaced, needed a left crank arm and a chain wheel. I put a sealed 68mm bottom bracket in it too. So now I've got about $75 in a good running Electra.
If you all are ever at St. Augustine Florida, there is an old general store attraction in front of the Old Jail attraction. The general store has many drive shaft bikes hanging on display.
Here is what I'm listening to. My favorite banjo player has passed. Ben Eldridge passed on the 14th at age 85. He was a founding member of the contemporary bluegrass band the Seldom Scene. In this clip Big Train to Memphis, Ben is often out of the footage, stage left. It seems somehow...