RE: [CR]Dating Old Legnanos

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Dating Old Legnanos
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 09:51:08 -0400
In-Reply-To: <83.1b8c081a.2a284673@aol.com>


These are the same decals as on my Legnano Gran Premio. It's the lime metallic green with red box lining. It is believed to be a '64 based on the 64 stamped on the backside of the Legnano branded Magistroni steel crankset. The serial # on the side of the seat tube is FM9124. There will be detailed shots of on my Imagestation album sometime soon.

And the decal on the top reads:

E'un Prodotto della S.p.A Emillio Bozzi Milano

Cheers,

David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


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> Subject: [CR]Dating Old Legnanos
>
>
> Ed Litton has a really old Legnano frame that I would like to date (not
> literally as in take to the movies, it's too small for me) for the
> educational value of so doing. There is a model decal on the top of the
> downtube that has the Legnano script logo over "Gran Premio". The
> seat tube
> has two decals at the top, the upper one reads:
>
> E---- Prodotti
> della S.p.A
> Emillio Bozzi
> Milano
>
> The second:
> Legnano (logo script)
> 6 Volte
> Campione
> Del Mondo.
>
> The seat binder mechanism has no slot in the bottom of the tube.
> The bolt is
> multi piece and wedges the seat post. The head lugs are chrome and rather
> long but with short points, and it has the big fancy head badge
> that looks
> like a piece of open sculpture. Serial number is EN4 198.
> Anyone know the history of these bikes well enough to shed some
> light? What
> year did Legnano win their 7th world championship? Thast would
> narrow it down
> some.
> Stevan Thomas
> Alameda, CA