What's The Biggest Rust Bucket You've Bought And Brought Home?

[tacochris]

Lets keep this thread going....

Here is a 52 deluxe B6 Im working on. I wanted to build a "shiny" bike just for the fun of it but in true "myself" fashion I wanted to choose the roughest frame I could find to save.
This multi-layer house painted, cracked, booger welded and HEAVILY pitted frame/fork/seat was headed to scrap so I picked it up and and turned it into the last picture. It has all the parts with it and done, just waiting on pinstriping so I can assemble.
The first picture was all that was left of the bike that was actually usable once I disassembled it:

 

[Brian]

Recently found this late teens /early 20’s Meade Pathfinder. Literally came out of the barn shown in picture. Ole fella is pretty rough now but it has lots of potential! Will work on this one over the winter.

 

[prewarmachine]

I built this up thanks to Fat tire trader passing the project along. The bike was buried at some point, discovered, and OA'd. Needed some fine welding, some parts and some time, but it rides really nice again. One of my favorites.

 

[oldfart36]

Ok, here's some of the rusty, crusty from a load a while back!!!

 

[Freqman1]

I want to say this one came out of a shed in Rhode Island. This was the bike that sold me on the virtues of oxalic acid (OA)!

 

[MrMonark13]

I guess this used to be a rust bucket. My 1948 Monark Super Deluxe that I got from @tacochris. It’s still under a little construction while I build it into a rider.

Here’s a 1920s(?) Elgin that I got at Portland for $25. It’s a 28” bike, but I had an extra set of 26” drop centers, so I stuck those on there.

This one used to be mine, but it now belongs to @tacochris. 1923 Schwinn built Rex motorbike

I have more, but I don’t have pictures! I’ll probably post some more later.

 

[GUSMC]

Just curious as to how bad some of us will go to bring a bike home to work on.

If you wish, please include what you paid for it.

 

[brwstrmgmt]

Brought this one home over 10 years ago...still working on it!

 

[razinhellcustomz]

It took ten years and “A lot of help from my friends.” Oh yea, also a lot of $$$$’s!View attachment 1692609

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This can't be the same bike.. All I can think to say is BRAVO!!! Nice job and RideOn... Mark...

 

[SKIDKINGSVBC]

1940 Roadmaster..