Re: [CR]Casati dating

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 21:57:33 +0100
From: "Martin Appel" <martin@camelot.de>
To: Vicente Saraco <vosaraco@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Casati dating
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Vicente Saraco schrieb:
> Anybody out there know anything about the dating of
> Casatis? No, I don't mean THAT kind of dating but
> rather the chronicalling of an item. Oh, am I dating
> myself? Let me stop, this can go on for ever.
>
> I have a Casati Perfection that is from circa 1980.
> The BB has a cut-out C and is stamped 171 on one side
> and 58 on the other. The size is indeed 58, but the
> sequencing of the 171 has been elusive. I even tried
> contacting Casati in Monza, but they told me "that was
> over 25 years ago". They just didn't understand. I'm
> hoping someone can help.

My ca. '83 Casati Gold Line has a serial nr. of 199

Martin Appel
Munich, Germany