Jim Cole wrote:
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> I was told by Mercian that the last two digits of their serial numbers
> is the year the frame was built. Don't know what the other numbers
> represent or how long the date code has been in use. So Chuck, does
> this seem to jive with your ultra-cool (!!!) 1950's Mercian?
Actually it's the first two digits on the '59 Superlight Vigorelli (1959 was when this model was first introduced).
The serial number appears on the lower part of the left track-style fork end: #59760
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
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