Well, Eugene, if it was exactly a Mercier "under the skin," maybe the easy way out would be to "re-skin" it as a Mercier, assuming that Mercier decals & stuff would be easier to find. :-)
I only saw a few of the C-34 Amateur Racer models, before I really appreciated forged cranks and Dural Forge Mafacs. And a plain-guage 531 frameset! That really was a transition time, the mid-60s, when the track folk were said to be still using cottered cranks, not yet trusting those new-fangled aluminum cotterless things... But, I suspect there were more of the C-34 than the much more expensive C-35 "Pro." But, the C-34, upgraded to Campy Record derailleurs, was only $120, while the Pro was $190. Dollars were much bigger back then.
harvey sachs mcLean va
Eugene Powell wrote:
> Based on these scans it seems my "Bobet" is likely a C34. Not only does
> the frame description match, but it came to me with the "Dural Forge"
> Mafac racers, the Pivo stem, and the cottered hollow spindle
> Stronglight competition bottom bracket. Though the foil of the
> headbadge is intact the only information it offers is the stamped
> serial #, whatever it had for an image is long gone....................
>
> Now the questions start????????
>
> As near as I can tell the shape of the headbadges is the same on Bobet
> and Mercier. Is there a differance to subtle to be seen in the photos/
> scans? Were they printed out on the same stock?
>
> Where do I go looking for decals? Headbadge with printing on it?
>
> Thanks Harvey,
>
> Gene Powell
> Rad Finishes
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
>
> On Jul 3, 2009, at 5:21 PM, Harvey Sachs wrote:
>
>> I've scanned the six pages of the 7th (1966) edition of Cyclo-Pedia
>> dealing with these imports, which seem to have been rebadged
>> Merciers. The scans are big, about 1 MB/double page, and strictly
>> black & white. But, if you need them, or want to post them, I can
>> pass them along. Or just the one on the C-34 Amateur and C-35 Pro
>> road bikes. Gee, Dale, want them for the French section of
>> classicRendezvous.org?
>>
>> For those who don't remember Cyclo-Pedia, it was one of the few
>> sources of imported parts Back Then. The proprietor, Gene Portuesi,
>> was active in the Olympic cycling movement as coach, etc. Originally
>> in Detroit, later more-or-less retired to Cadillac, MI. I was in
>> Houston in the early 60s, and it was the only place I knew of to get
>> sew-ups and other goodies. Heck, Houston didn't even have a Raleigh
>> dealer back then, and Raleigh turned down my offer to sell the better
>> bikes out of my dorm room. Good thing, too.
>>
>> harvey sachs
>> mcLean va