Help Identify this Holdsworth

[trackm3]

Heres some images, shot in seat stays so looks like a super mistral ?



raced in the 70's

 

[Midlife]

Actually looks like a Carlton with those rear stays......... 60's Giro D'Italia "Victor" seat stay design. Number looks Carlton too ?

Shaun

 

[trackm3]

Actually looks like a Carlton with those rear stays......... 60's Giro D'Italia "Victor" seat stay design. Number looks Carlton too ?

Shaun

The guy supposedly bought it new from Holdsworth !

 

[roadking]

Re:

Not a Super Mistral: reasons -

* Super Mistral would have a full wrapover seatstay, not these fastback ones.
* Campagnolo forged dropouts.

A Super Mistral is quite easily identified (a quality frameset), and is basically a Holdsworth Pro' with mudguard eyes.

Rk.

 

[mrgumby]

Like this:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOLDSWORTH-Super-Mis ... 3f40046e1e

 

[Midlife]

Is the seat cluster like this?

If so then it's more than likely linked to Carlton and not a fastback Super Mistral (yep, they did a Fastback Mistral if memory serves but not like yours)

Back in the 60's there was so much swapping about of frames and decals it's hard to keep track, not the first Victor seat cluster frame with Holdsworth decals........

Italian was all the rage in the 60's and those pesky ornate lugs and fussy details went out of the window...

Shaun

 

[roadking]

Like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOLDSWORTH-Su ... 3f40046e1e

Yup.

And a lovely thing it is - may have even been built by Chas Roberts snr.

Rk.

 

[trackm3]

OK, so the head badge would have been added way back in the 70's ? Would this be 531 then ?

 

[legrandefromage]

I'd check out what looks like large cracks around the seat clamp area!

 

[trackm3]

I'd check out what looks like large cracks around the seat clamp area!

The close up is not from my frame !