Elgin parts search. Need help.

[Boardtrack fan]

I just got this frame and fork delivered today and I want start looking for parts. I can only find one grainy picture for reference (bottom pic). If anyone has pictures of a complete bike I would really appreciate it if you could post them. I'm not sure the chain guard and truss bracket that came with it are correct. He sent me a pre-war kickstand (dated 1937) but, it clearly does not belong to the bike. Here are the pictures I have. The tank was also being auctioned at the same time but, I did not win :roll: . Thanks for any of your help.

 

[BankerRAt]

Chain guard looks to be from a girls elgin. Does it have any pre-drilled holes that might have been for a skirtguard attachement?

 

[sensor]

youve probably found these already.......

http://www.ann-arbor-bicycleshow.com/images/013.jpg
http://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=fdbd ... &mak=Elgin
http://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=http ... &mak=Elgin
if all else fails im sure phil will find this post here or on the other site and tell you everything you need to know

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Chain guard looks to be from a girls elgin. Does it have any pre-drilled holes that might have been for a skirtguard attachement?

It does have a hole in the top of the chain gaurd that I was wondering what it was for. Perhaps it is where the skirt guard mounted. Thanks for the pics Sensor.

 

[ambman]

Some Elgin's were also branded Mercury, I was trying to buy a similar Elgin to what you bought and I did some research and it turned out to be a an Elgin 5 Star.

 

[ambman]

Oops I mean 4 star (my Moped is a General 5 Star) check it out here http://www.thecabe.com/arc/prewarballoo ... 0Star.jpg/

 

[deorman]

Oops I mean 4 star (my Moped is a General 5 Star) check it out here http://www.thecabe.com/arc/prewarballoo ... 0Star.jpg/

Ambman that 4 Star is incredible!

 

[yeshoney]

Mine is basically just like the maroon one.

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Mine is basically just like the maroon one.

Ahh...yes that has the same tank and truss rods. Thanks, now I know exactly what to look for at the Saline show on Sun. Did these bikes have the finned/cooled hubs? Is the truss rod all one piece or two separate rods?

 

[yeshoney]

Truss rods are one piece very similar to the JC Higgins style. I can't say for sure what years had which hubs as I have seen both finned hubs with an Elgin brake arm and with a Higgins brake arm. Mine has a Standard ND Model D.


Ahh...yes that has the same tank and truss rods. Thanks, now I know exactly what to look for at the Saline show on Sun. Did these bikes have the finned/cooled hubs? Is the truss rod all one piece or two separate rods?

 

[12bcruzin]

The deluxe bikes (tank, light and big chainguard) had the finned hubs-also optioned with the stewart warner floating hub on the front and deluxe rack with light on the rear.

And Mercury made Elgins.

 

[Rustinkerer]

This style frame was built by Murray, and appeared in the 1941 and 42 Sears catalogs. They were also sold under the Mercury badge. The style is similar to the earlier Oriole/Robin/Bluebird frames, which were built by Westfield. Well, except for very few, such as mine:

The bikes in the catalog either have the zeppelin shaped one like the brown bike above, a very thin and simple guard, and in 42, the CWC-looking one shown on the red & tan bike. Interesting note, that 41 showed a shift in Elgins from Westfield to Murray, who built most JC Higgins bikes also. ~Adam