1938 elgin i think

[rnchoppers]

i found this from a neighbor, had it for many years, he painted it red but i have been taking the paint off to find original color and design, here is serial # f153560 h6 , if you have any idea what model it is or what is missing.

 

[Unchained]

WOW! That's one heck of a score... It's going to look pretty cool all cleaned off... I don't know these all that well but it doesn't look like anything's missing.

 

[KOTA]

That is gonna look nice! Everything looks straight....Great score (please don't tell me you bought that in E'ton).

 

[rnchoppers]

hey kota ...no my neighbor had this bike and a old columbia in his yard as ornaments i wish he didnt paint them red he said i could have eather one but he wouldnt get rid of both the red paint comes off pretty easy the rim are strate and it peddles good to i think it had a light on the front fender but i dont know if it had a rear rack :?:

 

[Road Master]

You definitely picked the right bike. I imagine it will pedal much better with tires. What are you using to take the paint off? I'm always looking for ideas. I looked through my Sears/Wards book of catalog pages and I don't see a frame & tank combination like yours till 1940-41. In all cases there was also a rack & front fender light present. If Phil sees this he can narrow it down better. Have fun.

 

[Unchained]

I think the carrier, if present originally, probably would have been a slight variation of this, then. I think the one yours would have had would have a reflector or light bezel at the rear? I'm not sure.

The headlight I would guess was probably a Delta torpedo. If there are holes in the front fender, you could measure and compare here I would imagine (though I think all Delta lights with the exception of the JC Higgins/superlite/sealed beam type probably had the same hole pattern).

 

[rnchoppers]

thanks road master i was looking at alot of of these bikes to and the 1940.s the ones i saw the fr fender s were mounted under the fork . and the tank s went past the seat post ...the paint remover im useing is called duplicolor paint remover it s from napa auto parts its in a spray can..

 

[rnchoppers]

thanks for the info unchained it does have 2 holes in the front fender were most of these lights the same even on different brands of bikes :?: the back fender right above the licence plate it has a round reflecter with round bumps on it i dont know to much about these older bikes this is my first one if the paint doesnt look to good should i paint it or leave it alone. :?:

 

[deorman]

I would recommend that you clean the chain and sprocket teeth as much as possible and soak it before peddling it much. Those skiptooth chains are like 12 point deer.(Big bucks! :wink: )

 

[Rustinkerer]

I've heard that Elgins went to serial #'s strting with A in 1936, so your F may be 1941(?) Interesting that your bike has the same sprocket used on the Bluebird and Robin, and generally not on the lower priced bikes. ~Adam

 

[Road Master]

thanks road master i was looking at alot of of these bikes to and the 1940.s the ones i saw the fr fender s were mounted under the fork . and the tank s went past the seat post ...the paint remover im useing is called duplicolor paint remover it s from napa auto parts its in a spray can..

Yep, I looked through the book again and can't find any bike with the combination of parts yours has. We need Phil (rms37).

 

[rnchoppers]

well it took me a few days but i found out the year and model of my bike its a 1940 elgin tanker mens now i have to find a rear rack and front light for it and a lot of elbow grease i got alot of the red off the bike is blue and whte but it dont look to good i think ill repaint it and put some pics up when im done :?