Thanks Hilary for solving the Hetchins mystery! I'm pleased at the idea of it being a '67 instead of a '77 like it was originally presented to me. One last question, does it make sense that it would only have a serial number on the steerer tube and not on the frame somewhere? regards, Dan Ulwelling
<GRIFFKS@aol.com> Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [CR]hetchins serial no.
> 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
>
>
> ----------
> >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)