Hello, regular visitors to this road bike side of the forum will most likely be familiar with the Holdsworth frame number threads originated by dwscrimshaw;
Holdsworth Frame Numbers and
Holdsworth Frame Numbers Update
These have been used by dw to create an excellent Holdsworth/Holdsworth Claud database which you can access via the
http://www.nkilgariff.com website ‘Holdsworth Frame Number Database’
And some of you may have noticed my thread advising on Claud Butler Frame number identification here;
Claud Butler frame number identification
Historically there has been a bit of a black hole for Claud Butlers betwee1959 & mid 1976. This period is when Holdsworth numbered the New Clauds separately from their own stock, re-adjusting the numbers mid 1967 to prevent a clash with their own numbers then finally mid-summer 1976 giving up on the idea of keeping them separate and amalgamating both Claud & Holdsworths under the ‘start with a zero’ system
I say Historically, because CBguy over in Canada & myself here in the UK have been collecting **Good Data** numbers to hang dates from for some time now and have finally with the help of dwscrimshaws prediction system put together our initial findings. You can see these now incorporated in the Holdsworth Frame Number Database (link above)
What we need from you is more data please, Holdsworth Clauds, specifically from 1959-1976. Don’t worry if you are not sure, that’s all part of the fun.
Please post the frame number and a photo and any information you have however spurious it might be.
Here is what we have so far.
**update 28/03/19**
**update 22/07/19**
**update 02/10/19**
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