1953 Holdsworth Whirlwind

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lovely job and most thoughtful fittings selection! 😍

a brave project to take on the replication of a chromovelato finish, also sometimes referred to as chrome-o-luxe

headset is Thomas D. Cross & Sons Limited model "S" -

T.D.C. headset advert .webp

like earlier posters am much impressed you got the Benelux to handle all of those dents ;)

one of the latest components on the build are the Campag Nuovo Tipo hubs

their first appearance in a Campag manufacturer catalogue came in Nr. 15, published in 1967

actual launch may have been closer of 1965

they were preceded in 1961 by the launch of the Sportman model which can be seen, in the perspective of history, as somewhat of a "proto Nuovo Tipo"

Campag Sportman hub a)  .webp Campag Sportman hub b) .webp Campag Sportman hub c) .webp

Thank you again for sharing this project and its most excellent completion! 😃


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I believe the paint was "Mirror flamboyant"

1955 Holdsoworth catalogue

1955_Extras.webp

Whatever it was called it's a damn fine finish.
 
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