1936 Elgin Bluebird tear down

[Mikes bikes]

Mikes bikes

That bluebird going look good ! Hello I'm mike . Enjoying your tear down, I'm wanting too get a bluebird going one day .i'm new on the cabe .I would like hear more about the bluebird ! Thanks,mike

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

If only I had a blue bird to send you pictures of the original paint.Good luck with your project

 

[rlhender]

Base coat finished

I got these parts back from paint today, next week the stripes will be on and everything is going to chrome shop tomorrow. Still looking for seat and rear rack. Also need a set of NOS 7/8" spoke nips, flat two sides if anyone has please let me know.

Thanks

 

[Oldnut]

Nice

Get them Rick a bike any a few of us will ever have,way out of my range phew

 

[Djshakes]

Did they paint the original fender rivets like that?

 

[cyclingday]

Did they paint the original fender rivets like that?

Nope!
Major faux pas!

 

[rlhender]

Did they paint the original fender rivets like that?

Not sure, maybe you should go outside and see if yours was painted like that or better yet lets call Sears and ask them. I decided to do it that way because I didn't want to damage a $2000 paint job installing "Reproduction" rivets in it.

Rick

 

[Duchess]

It's a beautiful color. Is that metallic? I'm a former car guy and not so knowledgeable about bikes, but I didn't think metallic paints were used much back then (or you don't care to be exactly correct, which is cool, I'm just curious).

 

[37fleetwood]

It's a beautiful color. Is that metallic? I'm a former car guy and not so knowledgeable about bikes, but I didn't think metallic paints were used much back then (or you don't care to be exactly correct, which is cool, I'm just curious).

the bluebirds were available in metalic blue starting in 1937 as far as I know.

 

[Tin machine]

simply beautifull

wow !!! and wow love it bro !!! I am jealous great job