Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 18727209)

The format is not listed because this is a contract manufactured frame, probably from Taiwan. Based on our current understanding of the format, it was manufactured in October 1991, which would make it a 1992 model. It appears to have been rebuilt/upgraded to an extent, based on the handlebar/stem combination and saddle.

Originally Posted by ScottRyder (Post 18789806)

^ Beautiful! How's the paint holding up? Not so much that you're on an island but I've seen the paint on those Teams rust way too soon.

Scott

Originally Posted by christopherP. (Post 18905161)

Serial number is F1068892 can anybody tell why it's not two letters and what year please it's driving my crazy lol and also I don't know how to upload pics I just made the accounthttp://20160710_195612

Originally Posted by ljpiller (Post 18995354)

Hello! I've been working on a Fuji Finest and have been a bit puzzled by the serial number, I was wondering if anyone could help:

The number reads "D9I00209"

If I am reading the number correctly that would make it a 1974, but the "D" is not currently listed as a manufacturing facility letter. Does anyone have any clues what it would mean?

Originally Posted by deepwat3r (Post 18944910)

Hello, I recently acquired this 80's/90's Fuji women's bike and was curious to pin down the model. It looks very simliar to photos I've seen of the Odessa and Boulevard but not exact. Any guesses? I'm thinking it's one of the Taiwan-made variations. It's got a Shimano 3x6 200GS crankset and 24" wheels. Serial number starts with F90. Thanks!

Photo here: https://goo.gl/photos/pYgJ3wgvK1bx1Mxj8

Originally Posted by bxlunltd (Post 19085153)

Hi there! Here's my Fuji Suncrest 1995 & ID number is 5C08 F503814. Please tell me more about number. Many thanks.

Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 5297940)

Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we have have a workable solution for the early 1980 codes, format LLNNNNNN, where L = letter and N= number.

The 1st letter/character appears to represent the manufacturer's identity. To date, I have logged four different codes - F, I, J & K. I do not know if these represent different Fuji manufacturing sites or contractors.

The 2nd letter/character is a year stratifier. In this case it appears to be a month rather than a fortnight. In 18 data sets I have nine different letters represented, but none is higher than L, the 12th letter.

The 1st number (3rd character) represents the last digit of the calendar year, (i.e. 0= 1980, 1= 1981, 2 = 1982, etc.). In all 18 cases the component codes were from the previous or same year, providing excellent correlation. To date, I have serial numbers that span 1980-1985 inclusive. Presumibly the span extends further, but I have no data to prove it.

The remaining numbers/characters are a sequential frame manufacturing number for the month.


As an example, lets look at spacedman's Espree in the above post:

Serial number is SC335940 where,

S = facility or contractor

C = 3rd month (March)

3 = last digit of year of manufacture (1983)

35940 = 35,940th frame for March 1983


The one thing that I have yet to determine is where the cut-off occurs for the new model year. It should be very safe to assume that frames manufactured in the first 6 months represent that model year. Likewise, frames from the last 3 months almost surely represent the upcoming model year. But the months 7-9 could go either way and the cutover may even change from year to year.

Originally Posted by Pompiere (Post 21199307)

I got this Fuji S12-S from my local bike shop after they hosted a vintage build-a-bike clinic. It has been repainted and has homemade decals, but most of the original parts are there. I went through it enough to do a test ride before I tear it back apart for fresh paint and decals. Serial number FL012798. Database indicates late 1980, but several parts have 1981 date stamps, so I'm going with 1981 model.

Originally Posted by psouthwest (Post 21199092)

I hope whoever created classicfuji.com is alive and doing well, but their site is not. I checked web.archive.org and some of the information on the classicfuji site was archived but not everything. Many of the catalogue pages are not accessible through the archives.

Does anyone know the author of the site / can they share their contact information? (I'm assuming br@classicfuji.com no longer works since the site is down).

Also does anyone happen to have a copy of the 1984 catalogue? I'm specifically looking for the fuji del rey post but would love to see the whole thing as well.

Thanks for the help!

-Patrick

Originally Posted by vettefrc2000 (Post 16270959)

I got my NOS Ace from a guy in Indiana, same deal...it had been hang in his shop since 1976.

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Originally Posted by psouthwest (Post 21199092)

I hope whoever created classicfuji.com is alive and doing well, but their site is not. I checked web.archive.org and some of the information on the classicfuji site was archived but not everything. Many of the catalogue pages are not accessible through the archives.

Does anyone know the author of the site / can they share their contact information? (I'm assuming br@classicfuji.com no longer works since the site is down).

Also does anyone happen to have a copy of the 1984 catalogue? I'm specifically looking for the fuji del rey post but would love to see the whole thing as well.

Thanks for the help!

-Patrick