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Curved seat post elgin project

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John G04

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
My dad finally bought his first prewar ballon tire bike. Until he bought a late 30’s colson frame and turned it into a klunker he was only into lightweight schwinns but has liked the design of elgins for awhile now. This one popped up on facebook for super duper cheap and he grabbed it. Its all complete except for the front wheel and chainguard. Wondering what model it is and year, haven’t been able to find any exactly the same. Thanks for any help!
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Sweet thanks! I’m guessing its a base model as its not a long tanker and appears to have never had a chainguard?
 
The length of the tank had nothing to do with model, its just a Westfield tank, the longer tanks were Murry, various, builders used their own tank, frame etc. with Sears paint scheme & badge and if it had a tank it usually had a guard and probably a rack altho by late 41 who knows?. great project!
 
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Heres an updated picture of the frame and fork. Impossible to buy a kiddie pool around here so went with wd40 and steel wool instead of oxalic bath. Fenders are a work in progress. I cleaned the tank on one side and its a different shade than the frame and fork, kinda matches the fenders more than the frame. I’m guessing its like that since it was in pieces when the guy I bought it from found it and some parts may of been stored better than others.
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