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Title: Dating GT bars (wine n chocs didn't work)
Post by: willo73 on March 30, 2013, 09:38 AM: Ok, I know I've opened a can of worms with the title :LolLolLolLol: but I'm sure I saw a thread somewhere on how to date gt bar, coin stamp, knurled cross bar shape etc.. But buggered if I can find it ::).

Anyone help

Ta :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dating GT bars (wine n chocs didn't work)
Post by: neil on March 31, 2013, 11:51 AM: You got a piccy of the bars?
Title: Re: Dating GT bars (wine n chocs didn't work)
Post by: willo73 on March 31, 2013, 12:02 PM: Quote from: neil on March 31, 2013, 11:51 AM
You got a piccy of the bars?

Not at the mo, but they have an oval shape cross bar, gt coin stamp on the front left side and knurling if that helps, they measure 28x8 (roughly :-[) :daumenhoch:

Thanks
Title: Re: Dating GT bars (wine n chocs didn't work)
Post by: hunterdubber on March 31, 2013, 12:06 PM: Quote from: willo73 on March 31, 2013, 12:02 PM
Quote from: neil on March 31, 2013, 11:51 AM
You got a piccy of the bars?

Not at the mo, but they have an oval shape cross bar, gt coin stamp on the front left side and knurling if that helps, they measure 28x8 (roughly :-[) :daumenhoch:

Thanks

They'll be early 90's bars {91 to 96) you have ,,,they were quite easily available NOS in the bag for £42 ,,,,around 3 or 4 years ago

There were earlier oval crossbar bars , but they have two straight rings of knurling ( not cross) and horizontal GT coin stamp , these date approx 86 onwards

Anything with cross knurling and a vertical GT coin stamp are mid 90's onwards I think

Someone else will confirm or correct this though :)

Only GT bars that have no knurling at all ,,,are from 1984 and before :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dating GT bars (wine n chocs didn't work)
Post by: neil on March 31, 2013, 12:57 PM: ^^^ Christian is spot on :daumenhoch:
I asked for a pic cos I couldn't be arsed to write loads down :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dating GT bars (wine n chocs didn't work)
Post by: willo73 on March 31, 2013, 03:07 PM: Cheers for the replies guys, here's a pic of the knurling

(http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s421/spenno73/51071449-BEB3-4F4A-AD29-3BE14ABAA347-748-000000596EAAB950_zpsdb3d7b36.jpg) so looks like 86 onwards :)