stolen 1964 Holdsworth Putney London Custom built 18 speed

• Serial: unknown
• Manufacturer: Holdsworth Putney London
• Model: Custom built 18 speed
• Year: 1964
• Primary colors: Brown
• Frame size: XL

Distinguishing features

This wonderful bike is a classic custom touring rig by W. F. Holdsworth in Putney built to my specs in 1964, with center-pull frame-mounted brakes (before these were evident stateside). She has the Holdsworth shield on the stem, and a radical set of sprockets that gave an amazing touring service around Europe. Probably painted over now but had HHP in gold painted both sides on the seat sleeve wrap-over. Fine decorative filagree brace work at all four corners of this custom frame, built by frame-master Reg Collard at their shop on Richmond in London

Theft Details

Description of incident

After living together for 40 years this bike was borrowed without asking by a student of mine, left unlocked on the back of a truck in Hood River --and away she went, alas! Reward: 60 pounds of honey!