'87 Ammaco Pro Team Star.... any info?

[dinglem]

I picked this up on Fb today. I felt a bit sorry for it sat there not being bought yesterday and the price was good so gave it some dibbage.


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I kind of  the OG padset and decals on it, and quite a long TT by the looks of it. Never heard of the model though - you can just make out the red 'Pro Team Star' lettering on the chain stay. Serial number indicates it as being produced in May '87. I really have no idea about it at all, apart from that I fancied a survivor build and having just completed my Ammaco Freestyle Pro this will slot nicely into the line-up, hopefully with minimal work. There's no mention of this model online following a swift Google search, and there are no examples on the 'Museum either.

The seller also has the original crank and chainring too.

Anybody got any later 80's Ammaco info at all?   

[markstrong10]

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[dinglem]

Looks about right to me, same stem in the specs also. Thanks matey 

Badged and padded slightly differently, but then I have seen various Ammaco details like that change within the same model. I really like it and having never seen one before i thought i'd give it a go.

We'll see how it turns out 

[Spen69]

I'm sure by about '88 it was too expensive to chrome everything so Ammaco went down the paint route, so if this is an '87 it's one of the earlier ones

Mongoose went the same with thier frames - the M3 or something being a Cali etc and then the freestylers.

Nice find - give it a good scrub, slap some other survivor bits on it and job done

[dinglem]

Yeah - serial is defo May '87. Something a little different anyway.

I even like the faded red stem on it 

The wife already really likes my Ammaco Freestyle Pro, mainly because it is so long i think. She's a leggy whatsit so she fits it well without banging her knees - so i'm hoping she'll like this one also 

I'll be interested to see how it looks when it arrives, and what the weld quality is like also. I've already got a couple of wheel options available in red, and i also have a Renthal layback knocking about, and an Ammaco-stamped chainring so not too much to do I don't think.

Rider.