Re: [CR]Learco Guerra Cambio Corsa bike for sale on Italian ebay
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:05:34 +0100
From: "Martin Appel" <martin@team-ware.de>
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To: The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Learco Guerra Cambio Corsa bike for sale on Italian ebay
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The Maaslands schrieb:
> For anybody looking for a nice cambio corsa bike, one of my friends in
> Italy is selling a Learco Guerra on Italian Ebay:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> The description in Italian translates to read: 1940's Learco Guerra
> racing bike. Campagnolo Cambio Corsa derailleur. 57cm C/C seat tube x
> 58cm C/C top tube. As per the photos. The frame has been repainted and
> the brightwork rechromed by the previous owner. The enamel head badge
> has been replaced with a decal. Hugo Koblet won the 1950 Giro d'Italia
> on a Learco Guerra bike while racing for the Guerra team which was
> directed by Learco Guerra himself Koblet rode for Guerra from '48-'53.
> If you have any questions, ask away, an answer will be given to all.
I was lucky enough to win the auction and picked the bike up this week.
I took some pics outside Mantova (Learco Guerras home town) of the bike,
you can find them in my gallery at Wooljersey.
http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/martl/
enjoy!
Comments welcome ;)
Martin Appel
Munich, Germany
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