I think Antonio Columbo bought Cino Cinelli & C in 1978 (little know was that Cinelli and 3ttt were owned by the same guy). The Flying C would be from '78.
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> stevan.
> only the #65 'bars had 2 'logos'.
> the other 3 (?) types, #63, 64, & 66
> had one logo and and one crest with
> the bar name within.
> the newer 'flying C' logo was intro-ed
> in '77, i believe. the older logo, with the
> city of milan 'coat-of-arms' within, could
> not be copyrighted. hence the change.
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct
> $2.99 per minute
>
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:04:13 EDT NortonMarg@aol.com writes:
> I have a question regarding the old logo handlebars. Most of the ones I'm
>
> familiar with have one shield logo and one wreath logo with the model
> inside
> the wreath. Some have two shield logos. I've seen more two shield bars in
> the
> criterium bend. Are the two shield bars older? or were they a little
> random
> with marking them? When did they switch to the "new" logo on the bars?
> Mid
> 80s?
> Stevan Thomas
> Alameda, CA