identifying old track frame
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identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht03 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:48 pm
the headstem is rather distinctive.. aside from the integrated bearing housings, the ornate front features a letter that is a ornate letter E OR a Gaelic looking letter M on its side.
my LBS suggested a mercator?
hints of the blue paint with white pinstripes and diamond patterns down the fork.
im sure Ive seen a pic of a very ,very similar frame somewhere on BNS but I thought Id ask the experts first
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby Torana68 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:54 pm
"It's only original once"
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht03 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:14 pm
sorry i cant put photos up, this forum is very frustrating to me in that regard.
im busy trawling through the other tthreads trying to find a match
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht03 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:44 pm
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:53 pm
Look HERElandyacht03 wrote:nope not a match.
sorry i cant put photos up, this forum is very frustrating to me in that regard.
im busy trawling through the other tthreads trying to find a match
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht03 » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:01 pm
this is where our problems begin. all to do with upgrading our sevice etc. weve had problems even since.
i pretty sure its a super elliott after managing to get onto a site that had a history ofthe brand.
rather pleased with the find.
. i did email some pics out to clydesdale scot who PM'd me but I dont think they got to him
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:12 pm
no sign of them, can you try again?landyacht03 wrote: i did email some pics out to clydesdale scot who PM'd me but I dont think they got to him
or PM me your email address
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:02 am
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:47 am
Mario had this selection of Super Elliotts here
and there are more variations at his AussieVelos site
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht03 » Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:24 pm
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby rustychisel » Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:06 am
it's old. the horizontal rear ends, the curved bridge, the headset fittings, the stem array etc all suggest prewar. I'd suggest 1930s, perhaps late 1920s
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby silverlight » Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:48 pm
landyacht03 is there a serial number?
Is there anything on the down-tube, it looks like some markings are on there? any of it readable? makers, name of anything etc.
I have been collecting Super Elliott serials for a while to see if there is a pattern among all these frames and bikes and could see if it fits in soemwhere.
The serial is mainly located around the seat collar or under the Bottom Bracket,
I would say it is a 1930's era, however i havent seen an E in that style but thats not to say it isnt a Super Elliott,
Love to see more images
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby rest_assured » Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:09 pm
Are the seatpost and stem stuck?
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Re: identifying old track frame
Postby landyacht » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:47 pm
the frame was buried in a pile of temite eaten OOOOLD firewood in a collapsed shed. after my luck with finding a swansea 5 swan ive asked all my bobcat mates to keep their eyes peeled . i went back to the frame tonight and there on the bottom bracket on the curved front is a serial number. the first symbol is partial due to the curve but I reckon it would have to be a capital E?followed by distinct 34672.
I dont know anything about the history as its an empty house thats falling down , dont even know who might have lived there(boulder ,WA)
original colour would have been a royal blue with white finelining ad white patterning on the fork
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