I remember the Cinellis that were available during that time in the UK. The SC was painted in a terrible beige color, with chrome fork, and the Model B was painted in metallic green.
Tony Taylor Manchester NH
________________________________ From: "cgallegro@charter.net" <cgallegro@charter.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; Peter Brueggeman <4peebee@peterbrueggeman.com> Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 4:50:11 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Cinelli road models: Ron Kitching Everything Cycling catalogues
Hi Gang, So... Did they call any frames a Model B in the early to mid 1950's or
were they just a Cinelli??
Regards
Craig Griffith
San Luis Obispo,ca.
USA
> About Cinelli road models (adding onto previous CR discussion), here's the
\r?\n> Ron Kitching Everything Cycling catalogue specifications.
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\r?\n> 1958 Everything Cycling catalogue
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\r?\n> Corsa: standard road racing model in best quality Italian tubing; available
\r?\n> in two finishes as follows: Italian finish [green enamel; chrome fork crown,
\r?\n> front and rear ends, top and bottom head lugs; three coloured rings on seat
\r?\n> tube]; English finish [green enamel; chrome front forks, rear ends, top and
\r?\n> bottom head lugs, seat lug; four coloured rings on seat tube]. Fork ends
\r?\n> standard or for Simplex gear. Extra: Campagnolo front and rear gear fork
\r?\n> ends. [no mention or illustration of fork crown]
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Super Corsa: best quality Italian road racing frame; triangle tubes in
\r?\n> Reynolds 531 double butted, forks and rear stays in Columbus double butted
\r?\n> tubes; available in two finishes as follows: Italian finish [ivory enamel;
\r?\n> chrome fork crown, front and rear ends, top and bottom head lugs, seat lug;
\r?\n> Olympic bands above and below seat tube badge]; English finish [ivory
\r?\n> enamel; chrome front forks, rear ends, top and bottom head lugs, seat lug,
\r?\n> four chrome rings on seat tube]. Fork ends standard or for Simplex gear.
\r?\n> Extra: Campagnolo front and rear gear fork ends. [no mention or illustration
\r?\n> of fork crown]
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> 1960 Everything Cycling catalogue
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\r?\n> Corsa: 72 parallel head and seat angles; finish [green or silver; chrome
\r?\n> plating on fork crown [note: flat fork crown], front and rear ends, top and
\r?\n> bottom head lugs; coloured bands around seat tube]; forged standard or gear
\r?\n> pattern fork ends. Extra: Campagnolo Gran Sport fork ends.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Super Corsa: frame design as Corsa; triangle tubes in Reynolds 531 double
\r?\n> butted, with forks and rear stays in Columbus double butted; Campagnolo Gran
\r?\n> Sport fork ends; finish [white or Mars red or ivory; chrome plating on full
\r?\n> streamlined front forks [note: sloping fork crown], rear dropouts, top and
\r?\n> bottom head lugs, seat lug; four chrome rings on seat tube].
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> 1963 Everything Cycling catalogue
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\r?\n> Corsa: 72 parallel head and seat angles; finish [Italia green or Star silver
\r?\n> or Metallic red; coloured bands round seat tube; chrome plating on fork
\r?\n> crown [note: flat fork crown], front and rear ends; top and bottom head
\r?\n> lugs]
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Super Corsa: frame design as Corsa; triangle tubes in Reynolds 531 with
\r?\n> forks (note: sloping fork crown) and stays in Columbus double butted; finish
\r?\n> [Grecian white or Mars red or ivory or Olympic yellow; chrome plating on
\r?\n> full streamlined front forks, rear dropouts, top and bottom head lugs, seat
\r?\n> lug; four chrome rings on seat tube].
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\r?\n> Riviera model listed in 1963 catalogue but not in previous catalogues
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\r?\n> 1970 Everything Cycling catalogue
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\r?\n> Corsa B [note: earlier catalogues do not refer to Corsa as 'Corsa B']: 72
\r?\n> parallel head and seat angles; Campagnolo Gran Sport or standard forged fork
\r?\n> ends; Columbus main triangle tubes, Falck fork blades and rear stays; finish
\r?\n> [Metallic Red; chrome plating on fork crown [note: flat fork crown], top and
\r?\n> bottom head lugs, front and rear fork ends]
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Super Corsa: Campagnolo Gran Sport fork ends; tubing: Columbus reinforced
\r?\n> throughout or with Reynolds 531 main triangle tubes on request; chrome on
\r?\n> full front forks [note: sloping fork crown], top and bottom head lugs, seat
\r?\n> lugs, rear fork ends, four chrome rings on seat tube; finish [Star silver
\r?\n> with two Olympic bands on seat tube; other colors to your own choice by
\r?\n> special order with several months delay]
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\r?\n>
\r?\n> These catalogues are available as copies from Chuck Schmidt Velo Retro
\r?\n> http://www.velo-retro.com and are an invaluable and interesting resource for
\r?\n> vintage bike enthusiasts. It's fun simply to page through them....
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Peter Brueggeman
\r?\n> La Jolla California USA
\r?\n> 4peebee(at)peterbrueggeman.com