Nightmare on Elgin Street

[Glen]

It's not going to stop me though, unless I get a ludicrous offer before the weekend.

I'll make you a ludicrous offer... on Tuesday

 

[OddJob]

I've done the gender-swap and stretch a couple of times, and it makes for a smooth riding bike for us taller folk! I'll be watching.
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Deven, would love to see you back in the build off this season!

 

[OddJob]

Ghosts of Build-Off past
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Uncle Shish, c'mon back to the build off fun man!

 

[deven_science]

Deven, would love to see you back in the build off this season!

I am planning on entering, but it might be a while before I start on it. Don't get a lot of shop time right now.

 

[RustyGold]

The curved seat mast puts it at '40-'41. Is/was it badged Elgin?

The rear hub should have a date code as well.

 

[Uncle Shish]

Uncle Shish, c'mon back to the build off fun man!

Great to hear from you!
I'd really like to get back into this year's build-off. Unfortunately, the past couple of months have been financially draining for me.

 

[LeMad Hatter]

The curved seat mast puts it at '40-'41. Is/was it badged Elgin?

The rear hub should have a date code as well.

The badge is long since gone. I'll have to clean up the hub, but I don't know if it's original

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Any ludicrous offers? Pleas of mercy? Anyone trade me for a new tire? No? Well, alrighty then, here's a short video summary of my plans for the frame

 

[KeithFab21]

Waiting for sparks…… It’s a great great candidate to modify and it will still be a 38 elgin…

 

[RustyGold]

 

[Captain Awesome]

Any ludicrous offers? Pleas of mercy? Anyone trade me for a new tire? No? Well, alrighty then

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Waiting for sparks…… It’s a great great candidate to modify and it will still be a 38 elgin…

Click on the attachment of my last post

 

[Wildcat]

Okay, I'm flabbergasted! I have not sprayed not a single ounce of penetrating oil on this bike in the two years is been sitting outside in my yard. The previous owner had it for 20 years outside as a flower display with zero maintenance. I just took the whole bike apart and didn't strip a single screw or fight it at all. There's the faintest evidence of anti seize, so I tip my hat to whoever originally assembled the bike. And what I thought was a crack in the frame was a piece of Ivy violently stuck to the frame! Now I genuinely feel a little bad about cutting up a perfectly solid 38 Elgin. It's not going to stop me though, unless I get a ludicrous offer before the weekend.
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The BB cone and nut still have good chrome under the dirt and greaseView attachment 192369View attachment 192370
And the bearings just need a quick scrub and can be repackedView attachment 192358
I honestly didn't know the headlight still has glass on it, and the taillight just has a small piece chipped off the bottomView attachment 192361View attachment 192359View attachment 192364View attachment 192362
You can just see the original Elgin logo on the tankView attachment 192363
And the only tidbit of original color is under the tankView attachment 192367View attachment 192366If anyone can check Elgin serial numbers, any info or sources are very much appreciatedView attachment 19236567-886
The only real damage is to the skirt guardsView attachment 192360

I've got M O D on my list as 1939, maybe that's a D above the number?

 

[LeMad Hatter]

I've got M O D on my list as 1939, maybe that's a D above the number?

It does look like a D

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Sparks are in the air!

 

[KeithFab21]

Ohhhh my…. well…. I guess you Won’t be restoring that one but that was fun to watch… I have cut up a few vintage ones so can’t wait to see what you do with it

 

[Glen]

Any ludicrous offers? Pleas of mercy? Anyone trade me for a new tire? No? Well, alrighty then, here's a short video summary of my plans for the frame

Well, I said I was going to make a ludicrous offer on Tuesday, but because of the time zone differences I decided to leave it until my Wednesday, which should be your Tuesday... but then I got confused . Guess I left it too long...

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

Glen.

 

[RustyGold]

I have a Derby (Pep Boys brand) that has an MD. There is a real evolution of seat stay, chain stay to BB juncture and the seat mast itself. 'D' would be late '38 into '39. This is my Derby...I consider it a late '38 or early '39 as by late '39 they were using the 'electroforged' BB to chain stay junction. Curved seat mast started sometime in '40.

 

[RustyGold]

MOS Sears
MO Murray
M Pep Boys
WG Gambles
WF Western Flyer

 

[LeMad Hatter]

From boring old meh...

To all the yes! Just mocking it up with some scrap trampoline pieces for now