The Sears sounds like a Ted Williams. I have 1964 or 5 (don't remenber) all original w/ Campy Record derailleurs. Frame is pretty crude. Harvey Sachs is the Ted Williams expert - give him a chance to respond; he just got back from Italy. My TW Sears is gold & has box striping.
Can't help on the Ital.
John you need to put your full name, city state & country at the end of all posting. Dale will forgive you once, don't do it again. The rules are the rules- a bit different than most email lists, but it works & you do pick up a lot of info.
Mike Self
Oddball trikes: 1) Longstaff, 2) 50's unknown & 3) recently acquired Jack
Taylor tandem trike
Cincinnati, OH
USA
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> Please allow me to introduce myself as a relatively new subscriber. My
> name is J. Strizek. I live in Sacramento California USA. I have collected,
> built, scavenged, butchered, repaired, bought, and sold bicycles for
> nearly 35 years. I have ended up keeping a few more proletarian bikes and
> regretted selling a few gems. etc., etc.
> Currently I am seeking information on a couple of odd ducks.
> 1. Sears bike built in Austria by Puch. Puch was a sometimes
> contractor for Sears stores in the U.S. The bike is db531 forks and
> frame.The original color is a metallic yellowish color. There are no
> braze-ons, not even on the drive side chainstay. Most of the decals are
> gone except the remains of the Reynolds decals and the Sears made in
> Austria round decal on the head tube. I am seeking any information as to
> original equipment I have had it for years and it had a Sugino mighty comp
> crankset. I do not know if that is original or not. I do not know the year
> either.
> 2. Ital Sport Has remains of various Italian reference decals. Not sure
> if there was a made in Italy decal, or if it is another Japanese rip-off.
> The frame is relatively light. approximately the same as my old brown
> Raleigh Professional. It has full braze-ons except only one bottle set.
> Probably early eighties.
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> Any help with eithr of these bikes and source for original decals would
> be appreciated.
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> I hope to learn a lot from this group. I have briefly followed it.
>
> thank you, J.