Ladies Western Flyer Value?

[aWolfDrawsNear]

Someone just gave me this bike for free:

I was going to buy a 3-speed hub and wheels/tires/tubes to get it going for my girlfriend, but she's 4'11" so I'm probably going to build a smaller bike for her instead. She stood over this and was like "Nope!". What I'm wondering is if this thing is rare or valuable at all, because if not, I'm going to strip it for parts. I like the handlebars & grips for my current project, and I could chop up the fenders to make shorties. Could also use the kickstand & chainguard, etc. I might even find a way to make this tank hold batteries for custom lights on my bike.

I don't know much about the value/rarity of these old bikes, so if it would be blasphemous to scrap this thing, stop me.

 

[Fv2]

I don't think it's a priceless artifact, so I think you could sell it or part it.
You could get a TRM tank and turn it into a men's bike.

 

[Big Ape]

It's a middleweight, maybe $50 worth of parts. My wife is 5' even, she rides an early 60's Monark el camino (24") and she loves. The 24" girl's bikes are usually cheap when you find them.

 

[Big Ape]

Here is another option for a bike for the wife......something that I am going to complete when I get around to it.
Buy an old mixte bike somewhere.

Then put a 24" wheelset on it and build her something like this.

Very cool and very low.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Nothing rare about that one. It also looks like the seat tube is bent in the photo. If you've got a good use for the parts, go for it.

 

[deorman]

Agree, it's nothing special, and it's bent in the middle. Parts bike.