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1950s-1960s Taurea rebuild help

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Ron E

Look Ma, No Hands!
I am rebuilding a 1960s Taurea road bike for my wife. The decals and chrome have suffered through the decades, as you can see in the photos. If anyone has photos to share so I can determine what the decals looked like, as well as decal placement, it would be most helpful. If anyone has had decals made, it would be great to know who you used for that (I did not find any in velocals).
I am also looking for a Taurea head badge as well as decals to purchase - if anyone has those to sell, I would be interested.
Thanks!
Ron
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Hello Ron,

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful piece!

If bicycle 1960's would think it must be very early '60's. Looks more like fifties era to my eye but do not wish to challenge your dating.

Looks like headset may be a WAY-ASSAUTO.

For readers:

company was located in Torino

here is a Taurea condorino of 1949:

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Taurea poster of 1949 -

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post card -

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Headplate -

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for sale listing - only twelve euro -


saddle nameplate -

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for sale listing -


do you have any images of the cycle's fittings?

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Thanks for the heads up on the head badge.
I should get it in late May.
I don’t know how I could have missed that on eBay. I put an alert if anything Taurea came up.
I have the handle bars for it as well. They look like the handle bars in the photo you posted. I will post some more pictures next week.
 
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another head emblem in perhaps better nick

you will need to contact seller for a superior image...

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tool pouch -

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fixed cup -

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bell -

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fittings ensemble -

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distaff condorino frameset, not so nice as your cycle -

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Transfers -

forgot to mention these above

you wrote of checking velocals

also checked lloyd for you - niente

there is a member right here at the forum who does replacement transfers -Gus Salmon

you could contact him regarding making sets

for fabrication one of course needs an example bicycle where the transfers are in good nick

in the course of your research on the marque you likely found some examples which meet this requirement...


there are also a sprinkling of other after-market cycle replica transfer makers

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there's also a very good transfers maker in the UK who might have examples of the IT bike - maybe @dnc1 can add to this thread
I would have recommended 'H. Lloyds', but it seems @juvela has already had no luck when searching their extensive offerings online, as mentioned above.
For future reference, should anyone else need transfers for other projects, particularly relatively obscure British lightweights, their site can be found here:


Darren.
 
Thanks for all the help everyone!
I emailed [email protected] last week, and have not heard anything back yet.
I should get the frame back from the sand blaster this week or next.
The paint, decals and Chrome are in really bad shape.
I’ve always have been one to keep the original paint job, but in this case it’s going to get chromed and painted. I will take more pics as the bike progresses.
I am putting mostly Vintage Campagnolo record and super record components on the bike.
This is going to be a daily rider for my wife.
Thanks again everyone.
 
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