Hilary Stone's offered the list a very nice Hetchins. Looking at the pix, what struck me is that it has very different detailing from my own "Italia Spyder" of about the same vintage. Mine has similar lugs, but reworked with little curliques, and some of the classic Hetchins "drool" or lacework affixed to the fork blades at the crown, and to the tops of the seat stays. On the whole, if it weren't the distinctiveness of my "Spyder," I'd say Hilary's is, shall we say, truer to the my vision of the Italian style than mine is. But, the mishmash is part of the charm I see in mine: I got the essence of Hetchins decoration in a contemporary frame.
harvey sachs mcLean va.
<snip> Hilary Stone offered this lovely example to the list:
HETCHINS ITALIA FRAME c1974
Seat Tube (ctt): 21.5in (55cm)
Top Tube (ctc): 21.5in (55cm)
Rear dropout width: 120mm
Wheel size: sprints/700C brake drop 50mm
Bottom bracket threads: British
Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Frame number: H12415
This is a rather nice Hetchins Italia with Prugnat spearpoint lugs and a
fastback seat cluster. Its nicely detailed with curved chainstay and
seatstay bridges. The paint is in excellent condition. 225 GBP
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