Picked this up from a Cabe member on my way out to my family reunion this weekend. I'm pretty sure it's a 1930 Elgin Redbird based on extensive research. It's missing a front fender, but everything else is there. It did come with handlebars, pedals and both wheels, 28" Wood clad, New Departure SM front, Model C rear. It looks like most of the original paint is there under a fine layer of rust, I cleaned some of it up with WD-40 and steel wool and it brought back the red pretty nicely. I think I'll try a rust remover bath like Evaporust on the painted parts to see how well I can bring it back. Spent most of the day loosening up all the rusted parts and breaking down the bike for clean up, I have most of the parts soaking in simple green right now and tomorrow I'll Evaporust everything. I haven't decided if I want to go with Velocity rims laced with the original hubs, or keep it original and get some Robert Dean singletubes, I'll decide once everything is cleaned up. I'll keep posting my progress on this as I go.
Here are some pictures:
Here are some pictures: