Jem
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Post by Jem on Mar 29, 2014 19:45:25 GMT
When I read the listing for this on eBay UK, I presumed they'd made a mistake or that maybe the saddle was made in Italy.... But, here's the photo! ps it's a folder  |
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Post by Stella on Mar 29, 2014 21:23:22 GMT
How strange. Since when did Italy have a Viscount factory?
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Post by velocipete on Mar 29, 2014 22:40:47 GMT
Hi Stella,it's just another fine example of British"badge engineering"! Cars, washing machines,fridges etc.Don't forget a lot of Viscount frames were made in Taiwan.
Or was that Formosa before they badge engineered themselves?
Cheers,
Pete.
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Jem
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Post by Jem on Mar 30, 2014 10:41:31 GMT
Hi Stella,it's just another fine example of British"badge engineering"! Cars, washing machines,fridges etc.Don't forget a lot of Viscount frames were made in Taiwan. Or was that Formosa before they badge engineered themselves? Cheers, Pete. I don't think they got much choice in their latest 're-badge' but it's now Chinese Republic of Taipei |
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Post by velocipete on Mar 30, 2014 12:51:05 GMT
As I recall it is officially the Republic of China.Main land communist china is the Peoples Republic of China.A few projectiles still find there way across the Straits of Formosa!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by sprockit on Apr 27, 2014 22:49:28 GMT
It's a Viscount La Scala!
Bought one for Mrs Sprockit shortly after DFR last year.
It's a large-ish folding bike with 24 inch wheels and 3-speed Sturmey Archer hub gear.
It rides quite nicely but flexes like many folding bikes do.
Tempted to bring it to DFR2 just for novelty interest.
Sprockit
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Jem
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Post by Jem on Apr 30, 2014 14:45:10 GMT
Thumbs up from me for bringing that folder for us to see at DFR2.
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Post by velocipete on Apr 30, 2014 15:02:40 GMT
We can all have go after an evening in the pub!Should be fun.
Cheers,
Pete.
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