On Mar 28, 2007, at 11:12 PM, Martin Appel wrote:
> astreamliner@aol.com schrieb:
>> Forgot the posting rules...
>> Was surfing bikes on ebay and ran across this unusual/rare(?)
>> French track bike and would love to get peoples input, feedback.
>> Looks like a killer track bike and have never seen one quite like it.
>> http://ebay.com/
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> Very nice find, the color seems to be the trademark team purple and
> i like the condtion of the lining and lettering on the frame, which
> are very similar to the one that can be (almost not) seen on mine
> (http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/martl/automoto/)
> Fork crown and lugs are not Automoto-typical, the shape of the
> seatstay lugs is identical to the ones on my bike, though. someone
> at Automoto built a track machine from Nervex lugs for a team
> rider? But then why equipped with all-english parts... some mystery :)
> serial numbers are on the same places as on my bike too, mine got
> "40/61" at the BB shell and some 6-digit nr at the dropout.
>
> hints anyone?
>
> Martin Appel
> Munich, Germany
Check out the pictures of this '55 Automoto's fork crown:
http://collection.rydjor.com/
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)