Re: [CR] Take a closer look - yes that's a Gillott on UK EBay

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From: "kevin sayles" <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
To: "Dr. Paul B. Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:52:41 +0100
Subject: Re: [CR] Take a closer look - yes that's a Gillott on UK EBay


It's in my size........and not so far away........but funds won't allow such a purchase!

Looks like it would make a super bike, assuming the frame is sound [no rust or cracks etc]

I suspect Mark Stevens will be watching this one?

Cheers Kevin Sayles...in the midst of packing to go back 'home to Yorkshire' Bridgwater Somerset UK


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Paul B. Williams"
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:31 PM
Subject: [CR] Take a closer look - yes that's a Gillott on UK EBay



>
> Take a closer look at this UK EBay listing - it's a 1949(?) Gillott!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2f6k8xy
>
> As a lover of classic British bikes this makes me weep a little (although
> the frame is way too big for me). At least it is not irreversible and, I
> suppose, was being ridden. I wonder if Fangio rode a Gillott? ;^)
>
> Paul Williams,
> Ottawa, ON, Canada
>
>
>
>
> Dr. Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD
> Instructor,
> Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies,
> Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada