Re: [CR]Re: Wolsit and Elan Clanger

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Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:38:41 +0000 (GMT)
From: <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Wolsit and Elan Clanger
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To: inexpertbrit@tesco.net
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A catalog listing from Chuck Schmidt' Velo-Retro gives part of the story:

"Legnano / Emilio Bozzi Catalog, late 1920s -- 64 pages, parts and bikes from the manufacturer of Legnano, Perla and Wolsit bicycles. Very nice steel plate engravings of parts! Text in Italian. B&W cover. $ 12" Chuck has later related catalogs also. Emilio Bozzi eventually bought Frejus in the 1960's also. I believe Bozzi had many companies going and that the Wolsit name was on components also, at least tires and rims. Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ USA


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From: inexpertbrit@tesco.net
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:27:00 -0000
Subject: [CR]Re: Wolsit and Elan Clanger
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


> Many thanks to Hilary Stone for clearing up the clanger

\r?\n> question. Had no replies on Wolsit bicycles but found out the

\r?\n> following: July 1 1907

\r?\n> The Welseley Tool and Motor Car Company Limited in Birmingham,

\r?\n> England, issues an internal order to build three race cars to be

\r?\n> run in the Coppa Florio in Italy, later in the year. They will

\r?\n> be raced under the Wolsit name, which is a joint venture between

\r?\n> Wolseley, Banca di Legnano, and Macchi di Varese (1907). Also

\r?\n> Gino Bartali road a Wolsit early in his career. My Wolsit frame

\r?\n> appears to be from the late 40's perhaps 50's every cable is

\r?\n> internally routed through the frame tubes, pretty lugs but

\r?\n> rather plain ends any help greatly appreciated.

\r?\n> Bert Palmer Greenford UK.