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One of the earliest mongoose frames alive - 1975 build starts here....

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bobafett:
OK... so another one on the go...... :LolLolLolLol:

I've had so many of these projects waiting for me to get a little bit of time for so long now it's been hard to decide what to work on but I had to go back to where it all started - the mongoose story starts with the original SIMI stamped motomag 1 wheel back in 1974 and then late 75 they released their first frame.

It took me a long time to get my hands on a 75 but after years and YEARS of badgering Warren he finally sold me this little beauty a few years ago. Thanks Waz mate :coolsmiley:

I'd already been gathering parts over the years hoping to one day get that all important frame and so she has everything she needs to be put together..... including a NOS set of Ashtabula forks and an absolutely lovely clean set of those all important SIMI stamped motomag 1 wheels..........











Now this is a VERY early frame. It's the 332'nd bmx products frame ever built.

Considering the fact that the serial number was shared with Super-X frames built at the time you could possibly half(ish) that number and suggest that this is one of around the first 200 "mongoose" frames ever made..... and I like that...... a lot  :smitten:

There's not a lot of these 75's around and Warren has tried to keep a log of as many mongoose frames (from all old school years) as possible - it's far from comprehensive but it does give a bit of a general picture as to where this frame lives in what has survived and been logged as still existing in the world of mongoose collectors - here's a snippet of the start of that list....







Update on progress and other parts for the build coming soon..........

 :daumenhoch:

Retrodan72:
Wow, amazing stuff John. It's really miles away from the era I like or even have any kind of knowledge about, but I love a good history lesson and if it's part of a build thread, then I'll defo subscribe.

NORTY40:
Wow ! Cool frame  8)  and those Motomag 1's and the NOS Ashtabula's are off the scale  :shocked: :coolsmiley:

Cant wait to see this one built up  :daumenhoch:

Picklez:
WOW  "wantit"  :smitten:, now I'm envious  :LolLolLolLol:

That's a thing of beauty right there. I'm typically more early-mid 80's FS driven in my builds, but find as I get older my appreciation is also evolving to a love of builds and bikes from earlier and earlier date periods.

I'm desperate to do a 79 T goose next, so will watch your efforts with this one with a real keen interest. Great thread John, I'm hooked already  :popcorn:

Taipan:
Cant wait to see this one unfold  :daumenhoch:  and those Motomags!  "wantit" :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:

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