[CR]Any early 1950's La Quelda owners out there?

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:30:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Michael Davies" <msdavi59@yahoo.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Any early 1950's La Quelda owners out there?

I'm looking for help identifying a lightweight English bike. I posted pictues of this several months ago and the consensus seemed to be that it might be a Holdsworth La Quelda. Unfortunately, I can't really match it up with any of the online catalogs, mainly due to the low resolution of the pictures at those sites...there's just not enough detail. Also, it would help me if someone has knowledge of Holdsworth's serial numbers from the early 1950....mine is 27951...does this sound like a LaQuelda number?

I recently built this bike up with some run of the mill components I had lying around and am quite stunned by how light it is..just shy of 20lbs, and that with crappy components on it. It's a very nice ride, and I'd like to have it restored, but can't really proceed until I know what it is.

Below are some links to pictures..

Thanks -Michael Davies St Louis

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame1.jpg This is a left side view of the disassembled frame and fork.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame2.jpg This is a rear view of the disassembled frame and fork.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame3.jpg This is a right side view of the disassembled frame and fork.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Rear_dropout.jpg This is a view of the Chater Lea rear dropouts. Dropout spacing is 115mm

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Bottom_bracket1.jpg This is a left side view of the bottom bracket shell. Visible is the incorrect spindle; the BB shell width is 63.5mm and the spindle is from a 68mm BB. Not visible is the interior of the BB shell….it’s fully enclosed, with no openings to the intersecting tubes.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Bottom_bracket2.jpg An underside view of the bottom bracket. The serial number is clearly visible.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Fork_rear.jpg A view of the backside of the front fork. Again, the serial number can be seen.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Fork_tip.jpg A view of the front fork dropouts. Dropout spacing is 90mm

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Seatpost.jpg A view of the underside of the intersection of the top tube, seat tube and seatstays.

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame_forward.jpg A close-up view of the front part of the frame

http://home.att.net/~michael.s.davies/Frame_rear.jpg A close-up view of the rear of the frame.

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