1940 Elgin 4 Star Deluxe Balloon Tire Bicycle
Neat Elgin in pretty good shape, with cool headbadge, light, kickstand and more.
This is a vintage Elgin 4 star Deluxe balloon tire bicycle from around 1940 (+/- a year or two). The paint on this bike is actually fairly nice. Most of the details have survived - 4 stars on the fork with the white arrow, the details on the top, middle, down, and seat tubes have all survived fairly well. The white has started to brown out and has chipped off on the top tube. The main frame color has quite a few scratches. The lighter blue on the fenders and chainguard has quite a few scratches. Surface rust is appearing where the paint has left.
Missing the tank. Also, this bike has a kickstand, not the drop stand mounted off the rear dropouts. The kickstand is neat though - its a square instead of round.
Also missing the original Elgin grips.
The rear rack has the cannister type light. The lens is intact without cracks. The rear rack is discolored but not bent and overall in good shape.
The gothic fenders are in good shape, other than the paint in places.
The bike was made by Murray in Ohio. Very neat smooth welds. Sweet headbadge too. Teal and orange.
Frame - dark blue
fenders - light seafoam blue
chainguard - light seafoam blue
rear rack - white
frame details - cream turning to dark cream
fork truss - painted white but showing rust
Missing the tank. Also, this bike has a kickstand, not the drop stand mounted off the rear dropouts. The kickstand is neat though - its a square instead of round.
Also missing the original Elgin grips.
The rear rack has the cannister type light. The lens is intact without cracks. The rear rack is discolored but not bent and overall in good shape.
The gothic fenders are in good shape, other than the paint in places.
The bike was made by Murray in Ohio. Very neat smooth welds. Sweet headbadge too. Teal and orange.
Frame - dark blue
fenders - light seafoam blue
chainguard - light seafoam blue
rear rack - white
frame details - cream turning to dark cream
fork truss - painted white but showing rust
Measurements:
Seat Tube - 19"
Top Tube - 22"
Stand-over Height - 30"
Specifications:
Seatpost - small diameter straight post, no chrome left
Saddle - made in USA Troxel leather saddle in black, good condition with some wear on the tp and sides. pan and springs still black and just starting to show some rust
Stem - quill stem with poor chrome
Handlebars - 22" wide, no chrome, cruiser bars
Crankset - steel one piece crank with a slight dog-leg drive side arm, skiptooth chainring
Pedals - Meteor #3, in decent shape, with some wear
hubs - Elgin air cooled hubs, front and rear, good shape and roll well
rims - painted to match (the light blue with gold pinstripe), drop center rims, showing mostly rust
Tires - Carlisle Lightning darts, in good shape - no miles, still have the mold stripe down the center
rims - painted to match (the light blue with gold pinstripe), drop center rims, showing mostly rust
Tires - Carlisle Lightning darts, in good shape - no miles, still have the mold stripe down the center
Serial # (in 3 different lines)
SE
MOD 502.188
SER 94027
SE
MOD 502.188
SER 94027
Reference #117081
| Manufacturer | Elgin |
|---|---|
| Color | White |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Used or New | Used |
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