Elgin skip tooth ballooner w/ MUCH BETTER PICS

[junknutz1975]

I found this one on craigslist. This is the crappy cell phone pic the seller sent me.

its an Elgin ( craigslist ad had it listed as a Velgin .... I knew better , you know, the big v on the head badge in the background :lol: )

Its got a cool headlight , drop center wheels ( not sure what hubs its got as of yet, too funky & greasy )
dog leg crank , skip tooth , peaked fenders , slack adjuster rear loading drop outs , early style fender braces. The serial # is on the bottom bracket.

Parts is parts!

I will post better pics and the serial # when I get a chance ( they were cutting down a huge tree @ my storeage so there was way too much comotion to snap any good shots when I was dropping it off )



more coming soon..... :mrgreen:

 

[junknutz1975]

Re: Elgin skip tooth ballooner

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Here are some better detail pics......



























The tires are dead dead dead! They are 26 X 2.125 on drop center rims
I also cleaned some grease off the rear coaster brake lever with my fingers...... it's a Morrow rear hub.
Anyone out there know what year it might be ?

 

[Danimal]

Velgin, hahaha. Great deal for some parts.

 

[schwinnless]

1st dibs on chaingaurd(if in my price range?)

Cool parts 4 sho




.................(if its 4 sale)............

 

[Nickinator]

i would be interested in the fender set if its parted out,

Thanks, Nick.

 

[junknutz1975]

As a matter of fact , I was thinknin about partin this ol girl out. Send me a pm :wink:

 

[LukeTheJoker]

That frame would make a cool gender flip bike for someone! GLWS!

Luke.

 

[idiotboy]

I saw that ad, tried calling both phone numbers a couple times with no answer, good score!

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Nice score. That's a Delta Winner light, you can get repro lenses for them.

 

[junknutz1975]

I saw that ad, tried calling both phone numbers a couple times with no answer, good score!

They were on vacation , back now, she has a mens canti Columbia and a few girls columbias too. I had luck with her ph # , not his

 

[rms37]

Your bike is an early postwar Elgin. The prewar Elgin branding was still used on Sears bicycles manufactured during and after WW2 until Sears re-branded their bicycle line as J.C. Higgins in early 1946. This bike is one of the less common Westfield supplied bicycles rather than the more common Murray-Ohio built models. Serial numbers for Westfield built bikes are easy to decode for a production date and this bike was one of the last built in 1945.

 

[junknutz1975]

Thanks so much for the awesome info rms37 :mrgreen:

 

[junknutz1975]

Pm answered! :mrgreen: