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Updated
6.3.2013
Essentially a Liverpool business (Although the concern had various
locations. For instance, in the mid-1980s, they were on the Ivy
Tower Farm, at St Florence, near Tenby Pembrokeshire, Wales)
Harry Quinn Cycles began
as Coronet Cycles in 1909. Harry himself was the son of the founder
and was then joined by his own son. The racing bikes were noted for
their short wheelbase and steep angles, relative to other
contemporaneous marques. Harry also served as the bike designer for
others, including Viking cycles & Falcon.
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Harry Quinn serial number
REGISTRY
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"Ultra Light Road Machine"
Article with specs in Cycling magazine, July 24, 1963
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World Champ Reg Harris,
usually associated with Raleigh,
seen here
powering a Harry Quinn...
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1950s~60s bike #1874
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Mark Thompson's Q1893
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A late 70's ad showing a racing
bike
with complete Galli group...
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Mark Thompson's
Q 2836
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Matthew Van-den-Heuvel
's Q3703
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Mick Gilsenan's Q4512.
   
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Dave Stoke's Q5065
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Harry Quinn 753 road frame
serial #Q113 (Early 1980s?)
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Carl Wallace's # Q136
1988?
"Custom built for an Abergavenny RC rider
when Harry Quinn was living in
Tenby, Wales"
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Bill Berry's Q1125
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Chris Rickard's bike #HQ12326
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Roy Clarks #Q804
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"Harry
Quinn" bikes not made in Quinn workshops....
Apparently
in the 1980s and on, various attempts were made to cash in on
the brand name by having HQ bikes made in Ireland, in England and
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Keith Thomas'
Quinn which looks as if it may
have been produced to order by an outside vendor.
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Japanese (?) manufactured Harry Quinn bicycle of more modest
features
(images from
eBay auction, Aug 2009)
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Jim Laird owns this unusual bike, a 49CM "Club Rider"
made of Columbus Aelle tubing, #Q928. Purchased
from The Tread Mill in Potsdam NY in 1992.
"I was told it was owned by Harry Quinn’s son and part
of a fleet of track bikes that he toured the US
Velodromes promoting single speed bikes." |
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