Stellas sold in the US in the early 70's had one
strange feature--serial number was printed on a strip
of paper and glued or clear coated to the frame.
Saw this a few times.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> I'm a new member on the list so please excuse my
> unfamiliararity with the way
> things are done here. I live close to work and
> therefore commute by bike
> whenever I can. I also admire the workmanship and
> funk factor of vintage bikes
> so I collect them as well. I'm especially partial
> to higher-end english and to
> a lesser extent american and french.
>
> I recently acquired a Stella that has a '73 Campy NR
> gruppo (which I think is
> newer than the frame) . I'm in the process of
> refurbishing and would like to
> know the date of this frame but I can't find a
> serial number anywhere. I
> believe its older than the bike pictured on CR
> because it doesn't have any
> braze-ons. The stamped dropouts are Campy (Sport?).
> Anyone familiar with Stella?
> Did they make different models and how can you tell
> them apart? Also, there
> are no tubing decals except a metallic sticker on
> one fork blade that reads
> "FOURREAUX COLUMBUS". Does this sound about right
> or is it possible someone just
> stuck this on.
>
> Jack Romans
> Sacramento, CA
>
>
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