Erik, Hilary, Gilbert, and other Jack Taylor owners and fans:
I would like to add another JT serial number to the list, if someone is taking notes that is. However, I have a relatively short explanation to explain my doubt about the year of manufacture of my Jack Taylor Curve Tube, which is about a 58cm or 23" road frame. I just went out to the garagenous zone and checked the number, it's 6716. Although I do have the receipt still, it's in storage so the exact date of sale will remain unknown for the moment. I don't need that anyway, because I know that I purchased it sometime near the end of 1974 and the beginning of 1975. I won't get into how I know, but let's just say that's a part of my memory that's still very intact. Anyway, I have always called it a '75, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's a '74 or maybe earlier.
Here's why. I purchased it through the very first LBS that I worked for, only after I no longer worked there. The shop, which is no longer with us BTW, got it from a sales rep. for Wilson Bicycle Sales in the S.F. east bay. The rep. is a friend, since he sold to several shops where I have worked, and his name is Gilbert Varella. A very colorful character, take my word for it. Gilbert got bike frame-sets from Dennis Stone at "Stones" in Alameda, CA., and would take them in his van when he mad his rounds throughout the central San Joaquin Valley area. "Stone's" sold Bob Jackson's (BJ) and Jack Taylor's (JT) (and other makes I'm sure, but I've never been there), as I got both my BJ and my JT from Gilbert, and that is where he said he got them. Now, the JT could have been fresh off the boat, but I suspect not. It could have been on display at Stone's for quite a while before Gilbert took it on one of his trips to Fresno, I don't know. At any rate, regardless of exactness, JT #6716 is probably no later than a 1974 model, which seems to follow with #6528 being a '72 model, and because I'm fairly sure that I got it before the end of 1974. I guess that would make the silver tandem, #7640, a little newer than mine anyway, say maybe ten years newer? Just a guess based on the numbers and dates at my disposal here.
If you/we get enough numbers, maybe I will finally know the year of manufacture of my own Jack Taylor.
May the wind be to your backs, "Bicycle Mark" Perkins Visalia/Fresno, Calif.
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:38:49 EST CYCLESTORE@aol.com writes:
> Howdy folks,
>
> Hope this is of some help. I had a Touring Jack Taylor through the
shop that
> a former employee of Taylor's (I hope he was) told me was a 1972 model.
It's
> number was 6528. This and the equipment would certainly make 1976
possiable
> on a #7640.
>
> He was very certain of this and called it fact!
>
> Hope this is of help.
>
> Gilbert Anderson
>
> In a message dated 3/19/01 8:55:39 AM, Hilary.Stone@Tesco.net
> writes:
>
> << Jack Taylor bikes (tandems included...) use a consecutive frame
> number - there is no date code. Unfortunately I don't have any frame
> number/confirmed dates of sale to plot what age your tandem is.
>
> Regards
>
> Hilary Stone
>
>
> ----------
>
> >From: <siverson@garlic.com>
>
> >To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>
> >Subject: [CR]Jack Taylor Tandem -- age?
>
> >Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2001, 1:34 am
>
> I bought a used Jack Taylor tandem. It came with: TA cranks, Phil hubs
> and diskbrake, Weinman concave rims, Cinelli new logo bars & stem,
> Mafac cantilevers, NR seatposts, Rallye rear deraleur, SR front.
> The original silver paint with box-striping is still quite nice as are
> the transfers. The number stamped on the rear dropout is: 7640.
> I'm guessing this is probably a 1976 bike but would like to get an
> exact date on the frame if possible. Any ideas or suggestions
> would be appreciated.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Erik Siverson
>
> > Gilroy, Cal
>
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