Hi Terry,
Have you seen:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/
I own an early 1946 Holdsworth, serial number 6442, which suggests that you rs is, indeed, late 30's. You can see it as it was when I first bought it:
http://smg.photobucket.com/
I'm currrently rebuilding it, having stripped it for servicing.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
> From: terrykearns@hotmail.co.uk
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:17:48 +0100
> Subject: [CR]Pre war Holdsworth
>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to find out a bit more about a Holdsworth frame I bought via e
ba
> y, it belonged to the previous owners father, who had it from new. I beli
ev
> e it to be from the 1936 - 1938 period, as the stays don't taper, they ar
e
> just filed near the braze ends and the headstock cups are part of the lug
s.
> It was bought with a restorable BSA crank and an old/used simplex champi
on
> du monde derailleur again pointing to this period. It has been repainted
s
> ometime in its past, hence the incorrect headbadge but the serial number
(4
> 031) is in the correct place (top of the seatpost) and I believe the 'hol
ds
> worth' serial numbering sequence again, points to this period. I have tri
ed
> to visualise the frame shape against some of the catalogue images on 'th
e
> holdsworth' website but its not easy. All I can say is its very light for
i
> ts age and similar in shape (allowing for the larger headstock) to a '76'
M
> istral frame I have. Has anyone any thoughts ? I'm planning to repaint an
d
> use it as a single speed, it can be viewed at http://homepage.ntlworld.co
m/
> terry.kearns/P1000602.JPG
> Thanks
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