1942 Elgin mod/restoration Project

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This past fall, my friend bought a 1942 Elgin at the Royal Oak Swap. I fell in love with it, and had I had a little more cash in my pocket at the time - it would have been mine.
In November I found, what I was pretty sure was a 42, for sale about 4-1/2 hours away north of Chicago on Facebook Marketplace... near of all places, Elgin, IL.
The wife and I decided to make a road trip of it and went to go fetch it. Here's what it looked like that day.
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Next step was to come up with my paint concept based on other '42 Elgins I had researched. (some of you may even own the sample bike photos I had found - so thank you in advance)
Now before you say it, I am well aware that a '42 would not have had a tank, nor a rear rack. That's ok ... I knew in the eyes of the purist, it was never going to meet their standards anyway, so I'm doing it how I choose.
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