Is Any Company Making/ Selling Prewar Grips?

[Tailwinds]

I just picked up this 1939 Elgin.
It seems that I've ventured into a realm with very little known history. These bikes are just downright tough to dig up info on. Also, the parts are scarce. Replacement grips on Ebay are $58. I'm sorry, that's just ridiculous.
Is anyone making a repro pre-war torpedo style grip in white or off-white these days???

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I don't know if they have exactly what you are looking for but they have alot of reasonably priced grips
http://www.bikeworldusa.com/

these would look good
http://www.bikeworldusa.com/product_inf ... ts_id/1835

 

[outskirtscustoms]

also this may be of some help with elgin information
http://www.nostalgic.net/elgin.htm

 

[udallcustombikes]

I don't know if anyone has tried here but they got 'em.

http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18317

 

[Rat Rod]

http://www.memorylane-classics.com

 

[texasbigjon]

white torpedo style....... http://cgi.ebay.com/Mint-Prewar-Torpedo ... 3360c8ed10

 

[Tailwinds]

Ahhh, yes, the Fox Grips, that's really good. The ball-end or the pointed- end for $24/pair, now you're talkin'.

 

[purple]

http://www.rinienterprises.com/

I just ordered a pair of white and a pair of red torpedo grips for $15 each. They have black too. And a ton of other old grips.

 

[Tailwinds]

Oooh yes, that's a good one too!!

Thanks everybody for pointing me in the right direction!
That Elgin was stored indoors since 1939, but it has been heavily used and needs A LOT of love.
I even have a photograph on the way of that bike's original owner riding it in a parade in the summer of 1940 when she was 9yo. Cool huh?

 

[HoodooBrown]

This place looks like it has some
http://www.hiwheel.com/parts/index.htm

 

[Tailwinds]

I just got their "Small Antique Saddle" and it's VERY nice.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Oooh yes, that's a good one too!!

Thanks everybody for pointing me in the right direction!
That Elgin was stored indoors since 1939, but it has been heavily used and needs A LOT of love.
I even have a photograph on the way of that bike's original owner riding it in a parade in the summer of 1940 when she was 9yo. Cool huh?

Wow that is great that you have the chance to get a glimpse into history of the bike. Post it when you can.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I just got in a set of cool looking white grips on a huffy 10 speed (not even close to original for the bike) Got them off easily If you still need some. I can get pics in the morning.

 

[Tailwinds]

I was able to score a set of repro white prewar style torpedo grips for $15. But let's see what you scored off that Huffy.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Like I said they don't look like 10 speed huffy grips. I kinda like how the top comes to a point. I havn't tried to clean them up yet so they are a bit dirty but here's pics.

Here's the bike they came off of, it has been stripped down and scavenged

And the reason I bought the $10 Huffy

 

[outskirtscustoms]

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[Tailwinds]

Those grips are very cool. I've never seen any like that before. Wonder what they're from....

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Those grips are very cool. I've never seen any like that before. Wonder what they're from....

I have no idea what they are from but I might use them on my new Hercules that I got yesterday. I'm thinking in three directions on it though, either antique white with colored gussets and use the white grips, Raw, or Flat black. Leaning tword Raw or flat black as I have two un-used cans of black on my shelf.