Hi All. What a fantastic group of experts we have here! I'm confident someone can give me an answer on this:
I have just been given a frame which purports to be a Pat Hanlon, but I have doubts...
From pretty much every image I've seen or forum post I've read, it seems that all PHs have lugs, but this one has none at all.
The frame no. on the BB is 175072. As I understand it, this indicates that the frame was built in 1972. However, from what I've read, PH didn't start using that gothic script on the down tube until a few years later.
Finally, the white banding on the seat tube appears to have been applied by hand. I confess that I don't know if that's normal, or whether the original decals included the banding.
I should say that, in the circumstances in which I was given it, I'm going to keep it and build it up whatever the answer, but I just wanted to know whether it's genuine or not.
I have just been given a frame which purports to be a Pat Hanlon, but I have doubts...
From pretty much every image I've seen or forum post I've read, it seems that all PHs have lugs, but this one has none at all.
The frame no. on the BB is 175072. As I understand it, this indicates that the frame was built in 1972. However, from what I've read, PH didn't start using that gothic script on the down tube until a few years later.
Finally, the white banding on the seat tube appears to have been applied by hand. I confess that I don't know if that's normal, or whether the original decals included the banding.
I should say that, in the circumstances in which I was given it, I'm going to keep it and build it up whatever the answer, but I just wanted to know whether it's genuine or not.
