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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: manlio on July 12, 2008, 03:40 PM

Title: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: manlio on July 12, 2008, 03:40 PM: Find it today, pull out from the original box. Never used, just the tires's dirty
because When I find into an old shoop I bring with me immediatly and go home
riding this bike. Not cleaned yet.
Inside the dropout is stamped: 1001
Outside is stamped: D 63 - 20
On the bottom bracket: F3 U5
Any help to know the model and year?
Thanks
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoo.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose6.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose5.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose4.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose3.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose2.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose1.jpg)
(http://www.bmxitalia.it/image_varie/mongoose.jpg)
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: Daddybass on July 15, 2008, 07:26 AM: Yeah i think its a California Special 1983 check out www.vintagemongoose.com ;)
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: manlio on July 15, 2008, 10:17 AM: Hello, thanks for the info and the nice link... ;)
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: kdw712 on July 15, 2008, 10:41 AM: the gusset plates look a bit more ammaco than mongoose TBH

nice find though :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: login_user on July 17, 2008, 02:31 PM: That looks like a mongoose wirewheel. ::)
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: motomagII on July 17, 2008, 02:34 PM: im sure its ammaco too .could be wrong but tghe gusset isnt straigh like mongoose one to me
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: login_user on July 17, 2008, 02:42 PM: Quote from: motomagII on July 17, 2008, 02:34 PM
im sure its ammaco too .could be wrong but tghe gusset isnt straigh like mongoose one to me

Thats what the mongoose wirewheel was,an ammaco frame and forks re-stickerd :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: manlio on July 17, 2008, 02:58 PM: Hi guy, where I can see ammaco product? or info about this brand? ( I've seen something on the museum )
Is an English brand? sorry but I never heard about it.

please let me know
thanks
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: kdw712 on July 17, 2008, 03:31 PM: Heres some scanned brochure info

click each one for bigger view :daumenhoch:

ammaco made & badged as mongoose

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochureinsideTR-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochureinsideTR-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochureinsideTL-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochureinsideTL-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochureinsideBR.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochureinsideBR.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochureinsideBL.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochureinsideBL.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochurefrontcoversheet.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochurefrontcoversheet.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochureback.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochureback.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochure03.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochure03.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_ammacobrochure02-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacobrochure02-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_bmxbiweeklyvol4iss5lhssml.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bmxbiweeklyvol4iss5lhssml.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_bmxbiweeklyvol4iss5rhssml.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bmxbiweeklyvol4iss5rhssml.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_californiaspecialOSBMX.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/californiaspecialOSBMX.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/th_wirewheeladlarge.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/wirewheeladlarge.jpg)
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: Daddybass on July 18, 2008, 09:11 PM: Youre right boys i was wrong had a quick look the other morning :-[.
Its a 83 Grand prix you can tell by the triangle above the back drop out i thought they only sold these in the uk :shocked:
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: Daddybass on July 18, 2008, 09:14 PM: I THINK!!! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: jT Racing on July 19, 2008, 01:04 PM: looks like a chrome wire wheel. the forks are wrong for a grand prix.
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: kdw712 on July 19, 2008, 01:26 PM: also pretty sure grand prixs never had a gusset
Title: Re: Mongoose year and model???
Post by: login_user on July 19, 2008, 05:29 PM: :wtf: FFS how many times do i have to tell you it's a mongoose wire wheel, look at the last scans added by KDW ;D :daumenhoch: