Harry Quinn dating and value

[mackteck]

thanks i know of classicrendezous and will post pics a bit latter as brother is respraying one and lacquering 2nd with patina in place mislaid a box of parts which had several original sets of transfers so he is airbrushing them on will post pics when done

 

[Robbied196]

I was recently lucky enough to meet an old gent with 2 Harry Quinn's he and his wife had raced. He knew Harry well and had both bikes made to measure and built by Harry Quinn. He also had a tandem built later when Harry had moved to South Wales, Tenby I believe.

Unfortunately, as has been said above, Frank Clements bought the name and basically used it to badge up some very mediocre frames and sell them off for a quick profit. If it doesn't have the 'Q' serial number, then in reality its not a Quinn frame.

I've also seen one of the last Harry Quinn frames which were hyped up as the 'last available Quinn frames'. Still in bubble wrap and never been built up. A horrible piece of Reynolds 501 kindly badged up care of Clements. However, the owner is convinced his sat on a unique piece of cycling history and expects around £500 for it :roll:

 

[Old Ned]

I picked one up at a jumble a year or two back at a 'bargain' price. Fitted with a Campag Record headset, Nervex Pro lugs, Zeus 2000 dropouts, a C&G finish with their trademark hand written script for the original owners name, it looked good. However, the headset was shot and made up of odd bits and when I checked the tubing up from the bottom bracket it was seamed - so nothing special after all, and it was heavy in comparison to other 531 frames I have. It did however have a 'proper' Q number under the BB, made up of the 'O' and a squiggle but it was in the 5000's denoting after 1980 so a Frank Clements one.

Caveat Emptor!

 

[mackteck]

sorry about above link will get pics later cant link them together the above is brothers car bonnet hand done hes paining frames

 

[mackteck]

Harry quinn restoration

Harry Quinn pictures

 

[Illaveago]

I have a Harry Quinn Viking Severn Valley. I didn't know what it was until someone pointed out the strange Q frame number. I thought that it had just been miss stamped . The frame number begins VQ, the Q being made from an O and a 1 . The V denotes that it is a Severn Valley. One of the Northern Ireland era. I believe my model is from 1977 an early model. The components are Campagnolo with Mavic handlebars , the rims have been replaced with Wobbler clincher ones. I bought the bike second hand last year and have been cleaning it up .

 

[531Man]

Hi all, I've been lurking until I had something to contribute.
Today I received what I think not only is a genuine Walton Road Harry Quinn (HQ), but just possibly something quite unusual.
How many times have you heard that?
If I'm correct this will be a long slow process.
The overall style is of the Cycling July 24th1963 advert seen elsewhere on here, and contemporaneous review of the Ultra Light Road Machine.
Complete with window cut out under the Nervex bottom bracket.
I know what you are going to say, 'what about the infamous 'O\' stamped Q? '.
Not only is it present in all its glory, BUT in all also TT 2 Q.
The Ts are also appear to be a made up stamp, they have all the appearance of two seriffed I' s stamped at right angles.
It's the 1st and only thing I've exposed from the transport wrapping, just for the message.
Excited?, me?


What's nice is the lug detailling.
Every joint edge or cut out is hand lined in pale blue.
More details and photos will follow.
All I have for now is that it spent many years time trialling in Cumbria, although I've probably got that wrong so will repost when I've checked.
I will also try and find out names, area etc.
It was sold by the 'friend of the son of the racer/owner'.
That's all for now folks.
I await any responses.

 

[Nob]

Pics of the complete bike would be nice

 

[531Man]

Pics of the complete bike would be nice

Hi Nob,
Of course, I did mention, "More details and photos will follow." so when it's completely out of its box I'll reconstruct it as it was before dismantling for couriering to me.
This was the in original advert description,
"Vintage Harry Quinn road bike for restoration. A friends dad used to race this in Cumbria, most likely in the eighties and won plenty on it. It’s a lightweight bike, guessing Reynolds tubing. Would make a great bike restored or left as a rat bike. Measures 56cm from centre of the bottom bracket to base of seat post. It’s stamped underneath and seems to read Nervex and some numbers/letters. Nice lugs on it."
So until later, bye for now.

 

[jim haseltine]

I vaguely remember one day in late 81 or early 82 a box van arrived at the Falcon factory in Brigg with the contents of the Quinn workshop - including a couple (or more) Quinn frames - which were all stacked in a corner of the little used 'showroom'. I moved on a month or two later so have no idea what happened to them.
Mind you, considering the number of head injuries I've taken since then I'm surprised that I can remember anything of those days.