Jan Heine wrote:
>
> This probably has been settled long ago, but in case it hasn't - I
> found this looking through old magazines...
>
> Daniel Rebour's article from the 1962 Salon du Cycle in Paris has a
> drawing and mentions: "The completely new CAMPAGNOLO, type "RECORD",
> etc." (my translation, original in French)
>
> (Le Cycle, October 1962, p. 10)
>
> The drawing very much looks like the Campy Record (chromed)
> derailleurs I have seen, so it may be the definite production model.
>
> Please note that I am NOT claiming that the derailleur was available
> in 1962 or thereabouts.
GREAT INFO JAN! This is exactly the type of impute I'm looking for to update the Campagnolo Timeline. Most of the dates on the Timeline are introduction dates from the trade shows (London, Paris, Cologne, Milan) that were held typically in the very late fall or winter on a semi-annual basis.
Oddly, the Record rear derailleur was never shown in any of the Campagnolo catalogs.
I'll update the Timeline in the next few days with this new info, thanks!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA http://www.velo-retro.com (Campagnolo Timeline on site)
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