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Pennine Italia - 1964

Posted: Wednesday 19th August 2020

Owned By: Peter Underwood

Frame24” Pennine Italia – frame number 4123. 23” top tube, 17½” chainstays; braze-ons - mounting for Pennine compressed-air inflator to rear of seat tube, single gear lever boss down tube, tunnel BB and cable eye on top of chainstay, brake cable eyes under top tube on R H side; Campag ends front and rear with long drop-out; seatstays wrapped over at seat lug; chrome forks oval to round. Frame finished silver with red/white/blue seat tube panel; lugs lined red; (Painted by Mario Vaz) chrome rear ends
Wheels Campagnolo large-flange hubs, quick-release 36/36 on Weinmann Concave 700 HP rims, 15 - 28T freewheel
ChainsetStronglight 49 cotterless with TA rings 46/36 - outer ring drilled
PedalsLyotard platform pedals with Christophe (leather bound) clips and straps
GearsCampagnolo Record rear changer to brazed-on lever on downtube, Campagnolo front changer to handlebar-end changer
BrakesWeinmann 730 drilled side-pull with Weinmann drilled levers
Stem/BarsIl Primo 4” steel stem with alloy Maes bars
HeadsetTA Professional
SaddleBrooks B15 narrow on Campagnolo alloy twin-bolt seat-pin
Extra details For sentimental reasons connected with my teenage years I had always wanted a Whitaker and Mapplebeck frame but nothing came my way. In the 1950s W & M became Pennine when Whitaker left the company so this Italia is filling the gap. There is an article on W & M included in 'Classic Frame Builders'
Many Pennines had the lug lining on the top edge of the lug rather than as here in the angle between lug and tube
Many Pennines had the lug lining on the top edge of the lug rather than as here in the angle between lug and tube
Drive chain showing the Nuovo Record rear changer changed by the braze-on down tube lever, the Stronglight 49 cranks with 36/46 TA rings and the front changer which is operated by a bar-end control
Drive chain showing the Nuovo Record rear changer changed by the braze-on down tube lever, the Stronglight 49 cranks with 36/46 TA rings and the front changer which is operated by a bar-end control
Weinmann drilled lever with red highlights in top seven blank holes
Weinmann drilled lever with red highlights in top seven blank holes
Stronglight cranks now highlighted in red with drilled and milled TA chainring
Stronglight cranks now highlighted in red with drilled and milled TA chainring
Close-up of Pennine CO2 pump mounted on special boss on rear of seat tube
Close-up of Pennine CO2 pump mounted on special boss on rear of seat tube
Seat cluster showing braze-on clip for Pennine air pump
Seat cluster showing braze-on clip for Pennine air pump
Il Primo badged stem
Il Primo badged stem
Original art work on top of seat stay - sadly lost during respray - it is hoped to get this work reproduced
Original art work on top of seat stay - sadly lost during respray - it is hoped to get this work reproduced
Front end showing Il Primo stem with Maes bars, drilled Weinmann levers Braze-on down tube changer for rear derailleur and bar-end for front Red lug lining on top edge of lugs
Front end showing Il Primo stem with Maes bars, drilled Weinmann levers Braze-on down tube changer for rear derailleur and bar-end for front Red lug lining on top edge of lugs
Outer TA ring drilled and milled
Outer TA ring drilled and milled
Front Weinmann drilled
Front Weinmann drilled
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Posted: Wednesday 19th August 2020

Owned By: Peter Underwood

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