A 1938 Elgin For My Daughter and I

[balboa732]

I needed to build a bike with a childs seat for my 2 year old daughter. I bought a 38 frame and fenders for $75 minus the tank. I then found a 1938 almost complete Elgin which i bought strictly for the tank. I bought the seat, reflector, and horn for it separately and had my cousin pinstripe it. I used some Columbia handlebars and cut 5" plugs to make them longer. It came a little better than I thought it would, for a bike that I just needed to be able to take my daughter for a ride.

 

[Rat Rod]

Re: My 1938 Elgin For My Daughter and I

Ha!...the gray seat and bike actually look pretty cool together.

Just need to get your cousin to stripe the child seat now. :wink:

 

[balboa732]

Re: My 1938 Elgin For My Daughter and I

Hey, I never thought about that. Thanks for the idea

 

[KC so-cal]

Re: My 1938 Elgin For My Daughter and I

great looking bike love it!

 

[Critter1]

VERY nice!

 

[Kreep]

The bike looks great.The childseat looks quite at home.Can you swap the foam grips that are on it to something more fitting to the bike?just a thought.Also,whatcha doin' with the other Elgin that ya found?Im looking for some parts for my 37,please LMK.Again,bike looks awesome,good job!
-Kreep-

 

[Skipton]

COOL! :mrgreen: