Re: [CR]Simplex parts box on Ebay

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Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 11:45:13 +0200
From: "renaissance-cycles" <info@renaissance-cycles.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Simplex parts box on Ebay
To: Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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I know of a Belgium gas station that has this very same box!.....................But is also stuffed with ''VERY!'' early Campagnolo parts as well......................Very coooooooooooooool!

BC Baron C...................And the gang!!..................Just got in from the...................''BIG!''.................road trip! Renaissance cycles Eindhoven Holland.


----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Dalton
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: [CR]Simplex parts box on Ebay



> Mark Hoffman posted a link to Ebay item 7161715700, which is an old
> Simplex spare parts case. While Mark described it as sorta cool, I beg to
> differ. It is really, really cool. But that's not why I'm posting. I'm
> posting to ask if anyone knows anything about this item. I recall hearing
> that back in the days of the legendary Campy vs. Simplex rivalry, Simplex
> supplied a big box of spares to every race team... or was it every dealer?
> Anyway, is this one of those boxes? Some of the stuff in there looks like
> 1960's or 70's (plastic parts) but I'm wondering if the box might date
> back to late 40s or early 50's? I suspect that Allvitluxe knows what he's
> bidding on, but I sure don't.
>
> Tom Dalton
>
> Bethlehem, PA
>
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