Re: [CR]hetchins serial no.

(Example: Framebuilders:Jack Taylor)

From: "Donald Dundee" <rebour@hotmail.com>
To: rydjor@smig.net, GRIFFKS@aol.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]hetchins serial no.
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 16:20:56 -0500


In most cases from the early 50's to the early 60's, the numbers following the "H" in th eserial number is the year in reverse. For example, and H2504 would be a '52 Hetchins, 4604 would be a '64 Hetchins, and so on. That idea was eventuualy dropped sometime in the early 60's, and the sreaightforward method was employed, i.e. H70314 is a 1970 Frame, nukber 314 of that year. I would guess that your bike is a 1970, judging by this numbering method and the componentry on it. Does it have a Tottenham or Southend-On-Sea headbadge?

beautiful bike, Dan!

ken denny boston


>From: "DAN ULWELLING" <rydjor@smig.net>
>To: <GRIFFKS@aol.com>
>CC: "CRlist" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]hetchins serial no.
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:57:47 -0800
>
>Thanks for the heads up. I did in fact find the serial number on the
>steerer tube and it is H7063. Does that help with dating it?
>
>Dan Ulwelling
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <GRIFFKS@aol.com>
>To: <rydjor@smig.net>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 12:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [CR]hetchins serial no.
>
>
> > .....................................what about checking the steerer
>tube
>for the number!
> > regards
> > Griff King-Spooner (London UK)