Bowden Spacelander questions

[Schnitter]

Hi,

just wanted to ask you guys two things about the spacelander.
I know it's a rare bike but how can i verify the serial number?
Secondly I'd like to know how to distinguish reproduction series and original series from 1960s.
(Do the newer ones even have serial numbers? reason for this thought: http://www.43bikes.com/fortythree/bowde ... den-07.jpg)

Thanks for the help,
Schnitter

 

[CCR]

Hi,

just wanted to ask you guys two things about the spacelander.
I know it's a rare bike but how can i verify the serial number?
Secondly I'd like to know how to distinguish reproduction series and original series from 1960s.
(Do the newer ones even have serial numbers? reason for this thought: http://www.43bikes.com/fortythree/bowde ... den-07.jpg)

Thanks for the help,
Schnitter

i know almost nothing about spacelanders, some quick searches though

bomard industries may be the name on the original serial tags instead of bowden
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/ShopNew ... Bowden.htm

brooklyn museum calls thiers a Bomard manufactured.
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencolle ... er_Bicycle

if it says BOWDEN INDUSTRIES i'm GUESSING its a reissue.
this ad from BOWDEN INDUSTRIES calls the bikes "continuing production" :roll: sounds like a fancy name for remake, repop, reissue, replica if you ask me (ad came from the same site you got your pic from)

http://www.43bikes.com/fortythree/bowde ... en-lit.jpg

 

[icyuod2]

just guessing here, but based on the "reissued in 1997" i'm betting its a reissue. :lol:

http://www.43bikes.com/bowden.html
i'm sure they have serial numbers.
somebody here has a couple originals, hopefully they will chime in.

 

[Schnitter]

thanks ccr ... missed the obvious there

i knew that the pictures on the site i posted are showing a repro bike
thought the newer ones had no serial number