I'm afraid that this is not true for most of the 50s and some of the 60s. Contact me with a frame number and I have the original records from 1935 to 1967 plus some after this and I can check whether yours is pukka quote the frame size and lugwork if possible. Frame number 7063 should be a 23in straight Magnum Opus. It was sold on the 13th October 1967. Regards Hilary Stone
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>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, Feb 7, 2001, 9:20 pm
>
> 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)