1940-41 Dayton Tanker???????

[kingfish254]

Check out this tank! - Did some fun trading locally today. From what others have said from the pics they think this is a 1940 Dayton. What does anyone else think? The frame is pretty much toasted the way the rear end is bent up. But that tank is still beautiful!!! There might be a few parts I can salvage but most everything is frozen.

 

[MazdaFlyer]

So the tank might fit an Elgin?


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[kirkpatrick]

Check out this tank! - Did some fun trading locally today. From what others have said from the pics they think this is a 1940 Dayton. What does anyone else think? The frame is pretty much toasted the way the rear end is bent up. But that tank is still beautiful!!! There might be a few parts I can salvage but most everything is frozen.

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Cool find Fish, it's amazing the tank survived as well as it did based on the rest of that poor bike. Tank's gotta be worth something.

 

[kingfish254]

No, it's not related to Elgin at all. The Elgin long tanks are a good bit different than this. This is a 1940 or 41 Dayton or Huffman.

 

[kingfish254]

Cool find Fish, it's amazing the tank survived as well as it did based on the rest of that poor bike. Tank's gotta be worth something.

Yeah, I am shocked how solid and dentless the tank is when you look at the rear of the frame and the cranks. All of the money is definitely in the tank.

 

[kirkpatrick]

Could've possibly looked like this.

 

[kingfish254]

Yeah, that is most likely what it did look like. That stripe is ghosted under the rust on my tank. Maybe even that color.

 

[SILVERKINGPC]

Great find KF! Looks 2b a Dayton Huffman. The exposed brazing looks the same as on mine.

 

[RustySprockets]

I don't need tell you there's some gold there. You'll just have to dig for it!

 

[blackdiamond]

Man I wish I had that tank for my dayton