Re: [CR]re: dating a Zeus

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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:42:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: dating a Zeus
To: chasds@mindspring.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <4915197.1135024135256.JavaMail.root@mswamui-cedar.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


One clue I forgot to mention in my previous responses. The bike has the same Ambrosio bars as my 1968 Zeus Olympic. Rather unusual in that the engraving is quite far from the stem, so that taping as high as is customary today will cover most or all of the engraving. All this supports the Listmeister's estimate of 1970 +/- a year. I might expand that very slightly to "very late 60's to very early 70's".

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX

chasds@mindspring.com wrote: Dave B wrote:

Folks,

Have a look at the following if you have a minute (or more):

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/74Zeus

I've tentatively dated it as a '74 but I wonder if anyone with more Zeus knowledge could determine anything more specific. The person I purchased it from said he thought it was from ~'76 but wasn't sure.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

David

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Hm. Methinks that there bike is on the small side for whoever's riding it....

Charles Andrews
SoCal