LuckyArt
Look Ma, No Hands!
This is newbie, LuckyArt, posting his second thread. You all have been so helpful with my first post, “late teens Indian”, that I’m ready to unveil my second “Barn Find”(really!) bike. Once again, thanks to your incredible research, I think this is a 1933 Columbia. One of the posts, by Mercian(Adrian),shows my serial number, L42031, as a 1933 Elgin Falcon. First off, I know this is a pre-1933 forum, but my bike is a 28” pre-balloon tire bike, so I thought it might be best listed here. If I am wrong, please let me know and I will move it. My research of your research shows the “Coffin Chainring” and serial number as Columbia. Am I right that it would be made by Westfield-Columbia and badged as Elgin-Falcon? What would the head badge look like? I think it has been repainted, looks like red(maroon?) under green. But it has arrows and stripes. What do you think?
BEFORE YOU ALL LAUGH AT ME, I KNOW THE FRONT FENDER WAS MOUNTED BACKWARDS! I can only wonder what the original owner was thinking. He did live on ranch, so maybe it was to heard cows with?!?
Any info would be great, also, is there much value here? I know I’m spoiled knowing what my Indian find was worth. Thanks so much in advance. Art
BEFORE YOU ALL LAUGH AT ME, I KNOW THE FRONT FENDER WAS MOUNTED BACKWARDS! I can only wonder what the original owner was thinking. He did live on ranch, so maybe it was to heard cows with?!?
Any info would be great, also, is there much value here? I know I’m spoiled knowing what my Indian find was worth. Thanks so much in advance. Art