[CR]Re: CIOCC & Italian translation

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:40:05 -0800
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
In-reply-to: <3FB19AA7.90106@usc.edu>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]Re: CIOCC & Italian translation

Rich Pinder wrote:
> Sorry... that last link isnt happy in browsers unless its quoted.
> Try this:
>
> "http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/ciocc(tsd)/3.jpg"
>
> Rich Pinder
> Van Nuys, CA
>
> Rich Pinder wrote:
>
>> While searching for the roots of an Italian bike called a Marini, I
>> found some great info on Mark Bulgiers site regarding the CIOCC
>> bikes.... and I'm getting more and more convinced that the Marini
>> indeed came from the CIOCC shop. The lettering on the tops of the
>> chainstays, and the fork crown carvings on both bikes have many
>> similarities.
>>
>> I have been thinking that my bike is a 1984 model, and the wording on
>> the top tube has made me think so. It reads:
>>
>> DESIGNER '84
>> MARINI
>> MICROF. C 40
>>
>> Here is the text from the top tube from a CIOCC, listed in brochure
>> document on Marks website as a "Ten Speed Drive Import" - maybe a US
>> distributor / builder / importer for CIOCC ?
>>
>> DESIGNER '84
>> CIOCC
>> MICROF. C 40
>>
>> Do you think I'm correct in thinking '84 means its a 1984 model
>> ??? or does it mean something else....
>> And what do you think the last line means ?
>>
>> If you check the two website pictures below, you'll see the
>> similarity of the writing, and the similar location of the text on
>> both these frames makes me feel more confident the Marini is some
>> kind of relative to a CIOCC:
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any thoughts you have.
>>
>> Rich Pinder
>> Van Nuys, CA
>>
>>
>> My Marini: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/images/IMG_3143lg.jpg
>> The CIOCC: http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/ciocc(tsd)/3.jpg