[CR]Re:Olympic rings

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: Mark Stevens <mark@lentran.com>
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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:54:42 -0000
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Subject: [CR]Re:Olympic rings

I know Raleigh did, as well as Claud Butler. Les Ephgrave used the stripes, hand painted, on his seat stay topeye round bits which some people call a 'Lollipop' but I have been told is a Winning Post. Chevrons and rings have been available since before WW2 as transfers for all and sundry to buy and apply. I have a circa 1939 Bates Vegrandis with chevrons as original.
    I have one transfer of the stripes with Ron Cooper on it in black. For a horizontal fit. If anyone has another I would like to buy it as I have a circa 1976 Cooper to repaint.
   My Grandfather was in the 1936 British Olympic Clay pigeon shooting team. I have his Berlin Olympic ring badge somewhere. I do remember repainting a Claud Butler badge using it as a guide but then finding a good badge and noticing the colours were in diff., locations. Maybe the Brits and the Germans did'nt quite see eye to eye back then... ?
      Go figure!
    Mark Stevens Evanton Scotland