Carlton identification help please
02-13-22, 04:56 PM
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Carlton identification help please
I just purchased this Carlton frame. Can anyone help identify what year and model it is from these pictures? The serial number is WA9005143 so as far as I can figure maybe 1969??? From Worksop January? I think is fairly close but would like someone elses input. Any idea of model? I would like to re-decal and add the contrasting colors if needed but want to make sure I make it reasonably correct for the year.
02-13-22, 05:26 PM
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Serial number is January 1979.
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02-13-22, 06:11 PM
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Not in England! My 1979 Mercian Campionissimo (another basic model of the time) is a very similar frame with the same lug set and dropouts but in fully butted 531. Golden Age Cycles is good people to work with, so I'm sure your frame will arrive in great condition - but yes, it's definitely a later model sporting a rather dated appearance.
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All stripped down and ready to rebuild.
I am a one-hit wonder when it comes to Carltons (see signature), and very new to the marque, but the seat post diameter may help us narrow down the range of models a bit.
Here is what my 1962 FrancoSuisse looks like:
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
02-13-22, 09:59 PM
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I just purchased this Carlton frame. Can anyone help identify what year and model it is from these pictures? The serial number is WA9005143 so as far as I can figure maybe 1969??? From Worksop January? I think is fairly close but would like someone elses input. Any idea of model? I would like to re-decal and add the contrasting colors if needed but want to make sure I make it reasonably correct for the year.
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02-14-22, 01:04 AM
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Also has 26tpi so if he has something else perhaps a good thing.
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It's most likely a Carlton Corsa. Look up the model on Google Images and you'll see many a match for all of the details on your frame. Cheers!
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02-14-22, 02:27 PM
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I think you're right it's pretty spot-on. Only mine doesn't have the chrome fork socks, but they could have easily been painted over.
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02-14-22, 04:07 PM
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Can anyone enlighten me regarding the use of 24 vs 26tpi in various Carlton models and years? Fortunately, my Carlton has a 24tpi / standard ISO BB shell, but evidently even some newer Carltons had 26tpi, which I would have assumed was already obsolete by the time mine was manufactured.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
