Re: [CR]Interesting 1940's Paramount on Ebay

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From: <FedMaritime@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:20:07 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Interesting 1940's Paramount on Ebay
To: OROBOYZ@aol.com, ternst1@cox.net, hayesbikes@nls.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 3/13/2005 9:46:39 AM Central Standard Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com writes: In a message dated 3/13/2005 10:39:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, ternst1@cox.net writes:

<< I don't know if it is a Paramount! >>

The decals are correct for the claimed vintage and the fork crown looks right to me though I don't think they used 531 decals on the fork blades. So it may be a repaint? BUT: There's a brake drilling in the seatstay bridge which is wrong, looks like the fork is drilled as well. Can't tell if it has track ends or road dropouts. If its got a serial number on the right rear drop you could pin it down. Certainly not original. Like so many other projects (which I've done a few) restoration would cost alot more than its resale value. But then, that's not really why we do it, right?

Regards,

Carlo Carr New Orleans (How do you make a million dollars in the bicycle business? Start out with two million!)