Dating a Harry Quinn

[rogerzilla]

It's a pure track frameset with fork clearance for no more than a 23mm tyre (even with a sculpted crown). Numbered Q2388 on frame and fork - the Q is characteristically made from a "0" and "1" stamp. Very light - just over 4lb 2oz for bare frame without fork.

Were numbers allocated sequentially? If so it may be 1963 based on other numbers I've seen, but that would imply a huge number of frames in that year! Any HQ experts here?

 

[midlife]

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Harry_Quinn/HQuinn_registry.htm

Late 60's maybe? Any pics to look at the design of the frame....and for eye candy

 

[rogerzilla]

Ha! It's slathered in dark blue powdercoat at the moment. I had to use a wire brush to get the frame number on the BB although the matching one on the fork was visible. It needs a proper wet paint job, assuming there are no cracks lurking under the paint (and chrome - it may have been fully chromed once, as it's on the BB and seat lug).

Shot-in seatstays, feathered plain-ish lugs and fork ends which take modern hubs mean it's not a 50s frame.

10mm seatbolt is annoyingly expensive to source although I can make one up from stainless steel bolt and washers/nut. Thankfully everything else is standard.

Here are a few photos of the fork wuth my track wheel in it. it ain't a road fork!

20180525_215508 by rogerzilla, on Flickr

20180525_215224 by rogerzilla, on Flickr

20180525_215206 by rogerzilla, on Flickr

 

[Baron von Zach]

I'd rather date Harley Quinn...

Okay, coat gettage imminent.

 

[Drago]

Did you go back to Harry's place for "coffee" after the date?

 

[Welsh wheels]

Did you go back to Harry's place for "coffee" after the date?

Beat me to it

 

[midlife]

Any other pics? All chrome track frames were popular late 60's. Carlton Flyer's a typical example. Even Alf had an all chrome one