Re: [CR]VAR catalog -- on line

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Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:22:34 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: David Bilenkey <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]VAR catalog -- on line
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David Bilenkey wrote:
> Sheldon,
>
> Nicely done. The title says VAR Bicycle Tool Catalogue, but no date.
> Is this a current catalogue? Do you know if these tools are all still
> currently available? There are a few things I'd love to get if
> possible, but it's not clear what (if any) of this catalogue is
> available.

The scanned catalog itself is undated, but the presence of Park tools suggests it is no older than the early 1980s. VAR is still in business although their tools are quite costly in the USA due to the fall of the dollar relative to the Euro. They have a current catalog on their web site:

http://www.vartools.com/catalogue_uk.pdf

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA