Re: [CR]Cuevas--Timeline

(Example: Production Builders)

Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:52:14 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: LouDeeter@aol.com
Subject: Re: [CR]Cuevas--Timeline
References: <5301EE16.11C98D48.0269AA25@aol.com>
In-Reply-To: <5301EE16.11C98D48.0269AA25@aol.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

LouDeeter@aol.com wrote:
> I got a clarification from Fernando Cuevas about his grandfather,
> Francisco Cuevas, timeline in New Jersey/New York. He thinks that
> Francisco left Paris-Sport about 1979-1980 to work for Lew Skinner.
> Then, when Lew went out of business, Francisco took over the shop in
> about 1983. I'm trying to establish when exactly frames with the
> Cuevas decals started. Right now, my belief is 1979. Does anyone
> have a recollection of the shop Lew Skinner ran & whether or not he
> had his own decals on the frames Francisco would have made while
> there? Lou Deeter, Orlando FL

The book "The Custom Bicycle" (M. Kolin & D. de la Rosa, 1979. Emmanus PA:Rodale Press) has an section on Cuevas:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/cuevas.pdf

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA