Dale is quite right, Hetchins numbers are not at all straight forward and they certainly do not all have the H prefix. Frame numbering sequences were changed at least once and different prefixes were added. Contact me for queries on any Hetchins. I will also put you in touch with the guy who keeps the Hetchins register but at present I don't have his e-mail address. Regards Hilary Stone
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>From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
>To: rebour@hotmail.com, rydjor@smig.net, GRIFFKS@aol.com
>Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]hetchins serial no.
>Date: Wed, Feb 7, 2001, 9:45 pm
>
> In a message dated 2/7/01 4:22:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> rebour@hotmail.com writes:
>
> << In most cases from the early 50's to the early 60's, the numbers following
> the "H" in the serial number is the year in reverse. For example, and H2504
> would be a '52 Hetchins, 4604 would be a '64 Hetchins, and so on. That idea
> was eventually dropped sometime in the early 60's, and the straightforward
> method was employed, i.e. H70314 is a 1970 Frame, number 314 of that year. I
> would guess that your bike is a 1970, judging by this numbering method and
> the componentry on it. >>
>
> Hmmm. Ken and gang, this viewpoint is not borne out in what I have read and
> observed.. According to my info, for instance, Hetchins made in 1952 would be
> a number of combinations which do not fit that:
>
> 1952 numbers (which was an odd year) = E24025- E224459 and T24460 - T24508
> and H24509- H24644.
> Oddly 1951 used all "H" prefixes .. H13721 - H14024.
>
> Quite a complicated business, eh?
> Dale Brown