Originally Posted by
evictionsurplus
I am not a pro here but that isn't a 1930s bike. Maybe 1950s at the earliest.
Am I wrong?
I have a 1948 Arbos and a mid-40's Benotto and the parts on this look ancient by comparison, particularly the wooden rims, the old 3-speed freewheel and Simplex TdF rear derailleur. No, I'm pretty sure it's pre-war.
Edit: Another reason I feel this one is pre-war (aside from its looking like the one on the CR site) is that the seller has pics of a '48 Gloria, which looks much different from this one and more like my 1940's bikes.
http://www.speedbicycles.ch/217/index.html