Help w ID this bike I suspect prewar Elgin?

[el_espanto]

Looks like a Franken- bike. Made mostly of s schwinn parts. Got her in a trade. It has a mesinger seat. And thick spoke s7's. But that seat tube us too fckn kool! And so are those truss rods. Any help will be appreciated.. Also wanna buy a repop tank on eBay but I'm unsure if its the proper tank or if it will fit.

 

[el_espanto]

Here's the tank I'm trying to get...

 

[Sinner4]

Looks like my 38', curved seat tube. My 45' has a straight seat tube

 

[el_espanto]

Sinner. Thanks. U have any pics to share? U think mine might be a '38?

 

[Kreep]

Its a shame it didn't come with the Stewart Warner floating front hub that looks like it was on it before.
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/frame-id-help.80399/

Awesome bike though,I have one myself

-Kreep-

 

[el_espanto]

Kreep. Thats funny Thats the guy who I got it from didn't know he was on the forum. Yeah he told me he was taking off the wheels. What's the Stewart warner floating hub though?.

 

[The Black Monark]

Frame: Murray built for Sears (Elgin), serial # on bottom bracket might tell us the year.
I'd guess 1940-1941.
The rest of the parts look to be from a Schwinn with the exception of the trussrods and wald guard.
The tank you've noted won't fit this bike: it's for a Westfield (Columbia) built bike, and the frames are different.

 

[el_espanto]

Thanx again bm. I was so tempted to get that tank it's a super good deal.

Serial# is:
SD 916 58
LB

 

[Bri-in-RI]

Its a '39-'41. The 38 frames had a straight seat tube. It is most likely a Murray built Elgin but I have seen a few Columbia built Elgins with the same frame style. Ive also owned the same frame style that were badged as Mercury and Western Flyer, both of those were Murray built.

 

[Nickinator]

its a Murry built frame 39-41 (elgin) (mercury) or (hiawatha) the tank noted is meant for a West-Field elgin around 38-39ish.

Nick.

 

[el_espanto]

Can anyone show me what the proper tank for. It ?

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Go to the( Show me your ) Forum and look up "Elgin Bikes"
you'll find some there !

~RafaeL~

 

[The Black Monark]

...the tank noted is meant for a West-Field elgin around 38-39ish.

Nick.

The tank is a reproduction Columbia Superb tank.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Here's a all og '41

Here it is custom to better show the tank.

It's a Murray as posted above. Not a Westfield as the tank you were looking at. The Murray tank is not rero'd and goes for $200 or so depending on condition. Cool feature some Elgin models had is the fender over fork setup like the custom above has. B

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

P.S. be careful there's two different tanks like that as well. Same pressing, different cutouts for seat posts. One for the curved one for straight.

Good luck.

 

[oldfart36]

"Onewheelsqueel" Is shooting you some good advice. It is a 39-41 as well. Below is a pic of my as found, 39-41, longtank, fender over Elgin

 

[el_espanto]

Done a few changes
Gave it some faux patina
And some orange scallops
And will add these brown quick bricks


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