Re: [CR]I found a pre war Paramount serial number A51 could this be the oldest around?

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 21:40:41 -0400
To: Wornoutguy@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]I found a pre war Paramount serial number A51 could this be the oldest around?

Sam DiBartolomeo wrote:
>I knew my Cousin had her father's track Paramount from pre WWII in her house.
> It has been hung on the wall since the late 1940s it is in original racing
>condition and he was quite a racer - She checked the serial number for me it
>is A51 I was shocked. I want to post photos of it on the CR website once she
>sends them to me. I saw the bike years ago and was amazed at its condition
>the wooden rims spin true. Sam DiBartolomeo

I'll give you $75 for that old one-speed, sight unseen...

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