Very nice and hard-to-find. The rear derailleur is a Huret Svelto. I've got a Svelto on my '63 Grubb. You can judge the era of the Hetchins by measuring the over locknut distance (at the dropouts). If it is 114mm, then late '40's early 50's. If 120mm, then late '50's-early '60's. If it is early-mid-'50's, then the shifter boss on down-tube for the front derailleur may have been ordered as an extra by the buyer. I did not know anything about the history of Hetchins. Thanks for that. Are you going to tear all the kit off of it and have it professionally re-painted?
Very nice and hard-to-find. The rear derailleur is a Huret Svelto. I've got a Svelto on my '63 Grubb. You can judge the era of the Hetchins by measuring the over locknut distance (at the dropouts). If it is 114mm, then late '40's early 50's. If 120mm, then late '50's-early '60's.
If it is early-mid-'50's, then the shifter boss on down-tube for the front derailleur may have been ordered as an extra by the buyer.
I did not know anything about the history of Hetchins. Thanks for that. Are you going to tear all the kit off of it and have it professionally re-painted?