Re: [CR] 'Churchill' frame

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:09:25 -0700
From: "Peter Jourdain" <pjourdain@yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Ken Foster <kenf3@me.com>
In-Reply-To: <64AA3A10-56A0-4D6A-A688-27424244C3F7@me.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] 'Churchill' frame


Hi, Ken---

Churchill is the maker of the frame. I have seen one other, a light blue frame with original transfers. It sold on UK Ebay a few years back, then recently (last year or so) was sold on US Ebay. Perhaps one of our List Members owned it or recently bought it.

I have pictures of the frame somewhere in my archive and will try to dig them out for you.

I remember having been fascinated with the marque when I first saw it. And interesting downtube transfer, too, as I recall with block, drop-shadow letters.

Cheers,

Peter

Peter Jourdain
Whitewater, Wisconsin USA


--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Ken Foster wrote:


> From: Ken Foster <kenf3@me.com>

\r?\n> Subject: [CR] 'Churchill' frame

\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

\r?\n> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 2:11 PM

\r?\n> Another call for help please in

\r?\n> identifying a frame the forum helped me before and that has

\r?\n> led me into a whole new world, or rather evisit one I

\r?\n> thought ended around 1970 for me!

\r?\n>

\r?\n> I recently bought a '1946 Handmade Churchill Frame'. 

\r?\n> I 've posted some hurried photos here http://picasaweb.google.com/kenf300/Churchill

\r?\n> I  wanted the period seat stem and some other parts

\r?\n> for my Hill Special period rebuild. (Really been bitten by

\r?\n> the bug there - just bought a Blackpool one - nobody told me

\r?\n> steel could be an obsession! )

\r?\n>

\r?\n> The Churchill frame has bits of masking tape on it from an

\r?\n> ancient repaint and judging from the fluff in every orifice

\r?\n> has been stored under a bed for a few years!  The parts

\r?\n> however, had been covered in grease prior to storage

\r?\n>

\r?\n> I can't find any information about  'Churchill' 

\r?\n> and don't know if this was a model name or a maker. The

\r?\n> simplex changer seems to be around the right date although

\r?\n> according to Hilary's list on the main site the the code on

\r?\n> the Williams chain ring is 1964 although it doe have the

\r?\n> stamp 45 which is the number of teeth.

\r?\n>

\r?\n>   I'll probably sell it on as my new hobby is proving

\r?\n> quite expensive;-) but would like to know what I have before

\r?\n> I decide what to do with it.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Thanks

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Ken Foster

\r?\n> Eastbourne

\r?\n> East Sussex

\r?\n> kenf3@me.com