Freddie Grubb Year of Manufacture

[RatTrap]

Hello all,
I'm trying to find out the year in which my Freddie Grubb racing bike was built. The frame number is: 11440
Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance,

 

[Cycleops]

Don't know much about Freddie Grubb but found this:
'Frame numbers were a simple serial number, with no embedded codes. Up to the close of Twickenham they ran from (presumably) frame '1' c1920 to frame '16000'+ c. early 1935. The highest number I know of from this period is Grubb London 15955, ordered 31 Aug 1934 which once belonged to Terry Savage, the VCC ME (Grubb).'
More info here;
http://www.nkilgariff.com/FreddieGrubb.htm
After they were bought out after going under numbering started again at 1.
Hope that helps

 

[biggs682]

@RatTrap any pictures ?

 

[RatTrap]

a few here..

 

[RatTrap]

@RatTrap any pictures ?

A few below hopefully

 

[biggs682]

A few below hopefully

Great lugwork , looks like the forks have been replaced

somewhere on the internet i am sure i have seen how the head badge designs has changed over the years so that might give a few clues , any sign of a blocked off grease port on the bottom bracket shell ?

 

[youngoldbloke]

Last year for that badge 1963? http://www.nkilgariff.com/FreddieGrubb.htm

 

[RatTrap]

Great lugwork , looks like the forks have been replaced

somewhere on the internet i am sure i have seen how the head badge designs has changed over the years so that might give a few clues , any sign of a blocked off grease port on the bottom bracket shell ?

Great lugwork , looks like the forks have been replaced

somewhere on the internet i am sure i have seen how the head badge designs has changed over the years so that might give a few clues , any sign of a blocked off grease port on the bottom bracket shell ?

Yes, I'd read somewhere that that badge would suggest pre '63.
Not being particularly clued up can you point me in the direction of the grease port/bottom bracket shell..

 

[biggs682]

Not being particularly clued up can you point me in the direction of the grease port/bottom bracket shell..

This is what I meant , this is my 50's or 60's Pollard .

 

[Cycleops]

More here;
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Freddie_Grubb.htm
Looks like yours may be quite early. The chain set may be a much later one by the looks of it.

 

[ufkacbln]

Freddie was born in May 1887, so his "manufacture" was between 1886 and 1887

 

[biggs682]

More here;
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Freddie_Grubb.htm
Looks like yours may be quite early. The chain set may be a much later one by the looks of it.

very much agree re that comment

 

[RatTrap]

This is what I meant , this is my 50's or 60's Pollard .

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Thanks... no, no sign of any grease port.

 

[classic33]

1950 -55.

road frame 11857 is 1955

 

[Cycleops]

Having a closer look I'd say just about everything has been changed.
What do you intend doing with it? Keep as is or restore it to original condition?