Re: [CR]Re: ebay auction... "ALCYON 1930" .. why no bids?

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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:07:29 -0800
From: "Tam Pham" <terminaut@gmail.com>
To: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: ebay auction... "ALCYON 1930" .. why no bids?
In-Reply-To: <459D4A28.1030804@blueyonder.co.uk>
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cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Hi Hilary,

The bike in my photo was supposedly a 30's piece but you could very well be right. I would definitely like to hear what Norris has to say about the color.

I tried Googling for other Alcyon bikes but they seem to be Google-shy. Came up with a couple of motorcycles though... one of each type of blue!

http://m.ol.free.fr/moto_salon_2004/m_alcyon_01.jpg http://bricologie.free.fr/photos/collection/alcyon1.JPG

Cheers, Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA - USA

On 1/4/07, Hilary Stone <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I think this is a much later, probably post WWII, Alcyon blue - I am
> sure Norris would have a better idea but the pre-war Alcyons I have seen
> have a blue similar to the bike on auction.
>
> regards
>
> Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
>
> Tam Pham wrote:
> > That paint job is not correct. The "famous blue ALCYON" the seller
> > refers to
> > looks like this:
> >
> > http://www.chainedrevolution.com/images/bikes/misc/alcyon.jpg
> >
> > Quite a difference in appearance.
> >
> > Tam Pham
> > Huntington Beach, CA
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/4/07, oroboyz@aol.com <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> This is pure opinion of course, but I think this bike is a perfect
> >> example
> >> where a restoration process somehow robs much of the soul of a bike.
> >>
> >> I personally am just not attracted to that bike aesthetically, nor
> >> does it
> >> seem to convey a sense of it's heritage or character in that paint
> >> job. Not
> >> sure what should have been done; that very well could have been it's
> >> original color, and if it were severely distressed, it may well have
> >> had to
> >> be refinished... but the result is not good IMHO.
> >>
> >> Dale Brown
> >> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: x76911s@socal.rr.com
> >> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >> Sent: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 3:29 AM
> >> Subject: [CR] ebay auction ending soon-CYCLE TRACK "ALCYON 1930" -
> >> VINTAGE
> >> - NOS - RARE
> >>
> >> By the time anyone reads this the auction will be over,
> >> I don't know anything about the bike. Question is...
> >> Why, with 4.30 hours left, are there no bids on this?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >>
> >>
> >> if link doesn't work it is item # 110074564764
> >>
> >> John Waner
> >> Huntington Beach, CA.
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