That is without doubt an early/mid 70's PX-10 or maybe a 10% chance of very late 60's. The position of the 531 decal, if original, would indicate more like mid 70's, perhaps 1974. The Carlton decal is not original or meaningful. I don't know anyone who's ever made sense of Peugeot serial numbers. The saddle, seatpost, Universal brakes, and Campy shift lever and RD are of course not original.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Tim Potter <bikes@msu.edu>
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] 60s or 70s Peugeot PX10?
\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:24 PM
\r?\n> I just finished photographing a
\r?\n> Peugeot that we've acquired thru a donation
\r?\n> which I suspect to be a PX10 due to the 'inoxydable' decal
\r?\n> and other
\r?\n> features as follows:
\r?\n> http://www.bikes.msu.edu/
\r?\n> http://www.bikes.msu.edu/
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\r?\n>
\r?\n> The 6 digit serial number would seem to indicate a 60's
\r?\n> vintage frame but
\r?\n> the decals indicate it's early 70s. It's obviously
\r?\n> been quite modified w/
\r?\n> the Campag components & Universal Super 68 brakes.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Unfortunately there are some bulges under the top and
\r?\n> downtubes near the
\r?\n> head tube indicating pretty serious frame damage, although
\r?\n> the original fork
\r?\n> looks straight to the head tube. I'm
\r?\n> contemplating trying to straighten
\r?\n> the frame; we have a frame straightener modeled after the
\r?\n> Park tool that
\r?\n> they've stopped making. I would appreciate any advice
\r?\n> on whether
\r?\n> straightening these tubes using such a tool is likely to be
\r?\n> effective w/ the
\r?\n> amount of damage as the photos kind of show.
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> The seat tube decal with "Carlton " and "England Worksop"
\r?\n> on it is quite
\r?\n> strange; anyone have any theories of Carlton's involvement
\r?\n> with Peugeot's of
\r?\n> this era or was there possibly a retail shop in England
\r?\n> named Carlton
\r?\n> selling them where this bike might have been purchased?
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Thanks for any input,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Tim
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