Re: [CR] Silca floor pumps

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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:28:41 -0700
From: "Fred Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Silca floor pumps

> Well, Silca wasn't the *only pump they distributed: > > http://os2.dhs.org/~john/cortina1.jpg > http://os2.dhs.org/~john/cortina2.jpg > > To be fair, the Cortina pump I have seems to be pretty > much interchangeable parts-wise with the Silca floor pump, > and has held up beautifully for over 30 years.

John,
     Cortina was Mel Pinto's private brand. I'm certain the Cortina pumps were merely "badged engineered" Silca items. Were there chrome plated floor pumps sold under the Silca name? (I just don't recall.) Perhaps Mel had Silca produce that version especially for him.
     To me, the biggest surprise would be if you found a sub-assembly that was not interchangeable with Silca.
      Best regards,
      Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)