Help Please to identify model of classic lighweight road bicycle please.

[Land_Raver]

This belongs to a good friend of mine. It is badged as a Gios Torino Super Record but not sure it actuall is. The frame material decals state Reynolds 531c and forks Reynolds 531. It has Cinelli Bars & Stem, full Campagnolo Groupset and Wienemann brakes. Rear Chrome dropouts are Campagnolo.
Bike is very lightweight
Any positive comments on what it could be would be Greatly Appreciated.

Regards,

Nick

 

[Midlife]

Looks like a Roy Thame short wheelbase Road bike from the 70's. They liked the odd "cloverleaf" cutout and sometimes copied the Holdsworth wrap round.

Could be a Holdsworth that someone had modified but at that time they had the Classic on their books.

The forks however have a very Mercian type fork rake but the frame does remind me of the Thame / Holdsworth stable. Wonder if the number matches

Stonking machine, would love it in my garage

 

[Land_Raver]

Looks like a Roy Thame short wheelbase Road bike from the 70's. They liked the odd "cloverleaf" cutout and sometimes copied the Holdsworth wrap round.

Could be a Holdsworth that someone had modified but at that time they had the Classic on their books.

The forks however have a very Mercian type fork rake but the frame does remind me of the Thame / Holdsworth stable. Wonder if the number matches

Stonking machine, would love it in my garage

Dear Midlife,

Many thanks for your comments, much appreciated. It certainly is a high end bike. Will investigate this further now with your kind advice.
The bike was placed into recycling and my friend has a contract with the recyclers to clear their bicycles.
It would be great to restore this back to the original makers livery.

Best regards,

Nick

 

[Midlife]

Sure is a nice frame. Back then the "fag paper" clearance between the wheels and the frame was very fashionable, as was making the frame very "upright" with short top tube.

Made for a very lively ride, so much so the Pro riders kicked back and their longer distance road frames became a little more relaxed.

The design of your frame was often slated for Kermesse / circuit racing.

There's a Holdsworth frame number thread on here, post a side pic of the bike and the BB with frame number on there and see if it rings any bells.

 

[Frankenorange]

Nice looking frame and very worth building a decent bike out of.

 

[Land_Raver]

Sure is a nice frame. Back then the "fag paper" clearance between the wheels and the frame was very fashionable, as was making the frame very "upright" with short top tube.

Made for a very lively ride, so much so the Pro riders kicked back and their longer distance road frames became a little more relaxed.

The design of your frame was often slated for Kermesse / circuit racing.

There's a Holdsworth frame number thread on here, post a side pic of the bike and the BB with frame number on there and see if it rings any bells.

Many thanks for your reply and advice