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20h Anniversary Bikes
« on: March 13, 2019, 06:54:29 AM »
KartJockey and I have been trying to run down leads on 20th anniversary bikes.  We know they made fender decals for these, but we do not know if there was a special tank decal.  There are 2 pictures in Gary Wollard's book that lead us to speculate there might have been a thought to do it, but wasn't carried through. If anyone has a photo of a anniversary tank decal, please post it!
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Re: 20h Anniversary Bikes
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2019, 07:40:46 AM »
Rick ,

Maybe you've already seen this .
Here's what is claimed to be a 20th anniversary edition .
The only thing I see that indicates that is a fender decal .
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/original-1954-simplex-servi-cycle-automatic-anniversary-model.133769/

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Re: 20h Anniversary Bikes
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2019, 12:48:37 PM »
Yeah, that's the only thing online we could find.   In Wollard's book, look at page 16, lower right photo, and page 38, upper right photo.
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Re: 20h Anniversary Bikes
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2019, 08:39:42 PM »
 I've seen a V decal similar to those .
But , I don't recall the decal being AUTO v Matic .
I think it may have been on a mini bike or some such .

And , where the "55" comes in , I have no idea .

There is the Sportsman emblem that has what looks like a similar V (below)

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Re: 20h Anniversary Bikes
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2019, 06:03:47 AM »
We know Simplex used that V on many things.  Here is an anniversary fender decal and a Sportsman tank with the V.
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