This is a real fun, but eerie read, especially by flashlight (storms knocked the electricity out). I'm sitting here aching for any number of the beauties described, daydreaming of writing one of the addresses, and getting a reply. Then a few weeks later a box arrives! I open it to discover a brand new Bates B.A.R. with a Sturmey FC. "This is Craig, a wannabe British club bike collector. He yearns with his very being for a handbuilt gem from a more civilized bygone era. And tonight his wish will come true...................................in the Twilight Zone."
Craig "Wish in one hand, _______ in the other" in Tucson
> VBQ readers know about this already, but I figured I should offer it
> to the list:
>
> The British Veteran-Cycle Club has published a volume of reprints of
> British Lightweight Cycle Catalogues from the 1930s through 1950s.
> The catalogues were selected because they have not been reprinted
> before.
>
> Each catalogue is reprinted in black & white, preceded by a chapter
> by the V-CC "marque enthusiast" on the maker. These introductory
> chapters provide a timeline, production numbers, and where possible,
> serial number of bikes with their dates. The latter is very helpful
> when dating a bike from these makers.
>
> Catalogues included are:
>
> Bates
> Carlton
> Claud Butler
> Ephgrave
> Gillott
> Hetchin's
> Hobbs of Barbican
> Holdsworth
> Paris/Rensch
> Raleigh
> Rotrax
> P T Stallard
>
> For a full review, check out Vintage Bicycle Quarterly Vol. 4, No. 4, p.
5.
>
> The book is spiralbound, softcover, 108 pages. Available directly
> from the V-CC or from Vintage Bicycle Press for $ 27 ($ 30 Canada),
> including shipping. We are sold out now, but a new shipment is on the
> way from Britain. Please allow 4-5 weeks for delivery.
>
> If you'd like a copy, drop me a note (so I can plan how many copies I
> need), and send a check to
> --
> Jan Heine
> Editor/Publisher
> Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
> c/o Il Vecchio Bicycles
> 140 Lakeside Ave, Ste. C
> Seattle WA 98122
> http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com