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Telegram boys
« on: 06.04. 2022 14:09 »
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Re: Telegram boys
« Reply #1 on: 06.04. 2022 15:35 »
bought a couple of those ex GPO bantams when I lived in the UK they sold them for 5 pounds each .

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Re: Telegram boys
« Reply #2 on: 06.04. 2022 15:52 »
bought a couple of those ex GPO bantams when I lived in the UK they sold them for 5 pounds each .
I remember those very well
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Re: Telegram boys
« Reply #3 on: 15.04. 2022 20:25 »
bought a couple of those ex GPO bantams when I lived in the UK they sold them for 5 pounds each .

If you’ve still got any left, I’ll take two please. I’ll put your tenner in the post.
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Re: Telegram boys
« Reply #4 on: 16.04. 2022 20:29 »
Emerging from the "Good Spark Garage." Love it.  *smile*

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Re: Telegram boys
« Reply #5 on: 17.04. 2022 11:49 »
Presumably those bikes were C10 or their earlier incarnation. Hope they never had to go up any hills or face a head wind  *eek*
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