80's cruiser id?

[oldtired]

hi
been trying to id this for a bit , came to UK in early 84 from Germany but may have been in US prior to that, frame is hand brazed and is good quiality work, down tube is oval, head tube is 140mm , fork steerer is 210mm from crown to threads (huge  ) chain stay box is solid not open like on gooses, there is no frame number and no makers stamps on the frame,  possible prototype ?  any help or pointers will be much appreciated 

[dan-dare]

Interesting frame.

[bmxmatt1974]

looks bit like this wilson apart from chain stay

[bof]

I would have said wilson too, all the halfords team used to use them BITD.

[oldtired]

cool looks close that guys, chain stay box and euro bb, also forks are different, any idea of model, date, i know its pre 84 a least, is that WILSON frames in Sheffield?

[Bob_Acid]

As Dan said, interesting. i like it.  Matt you have any pictures of the dropouts on the Wilson?

[bmxmatt1974]

As Dan said, interesting. i like it.  Matt you have any pictures of the dropouts on the Wilson?

 

cool looks close that guys, chain stay box and euro bb, also forks are different, any idea of model, date, i know its pre 84 a least, is that WILSON frames in Sheffield?

wilson was made in redditch, early 80's. I have a wilson mini and forks look same as yours.

[oldtired]

Cheers Matt
   Looked at your post with the three bikes , the forks on the mini are bob on apart from size obviously , if the mini was a one off, and, noteing differences on the cruiser is it possible this could be a one off ? is it possible to contact anyone involved with wilson? Sorry to keep fireing questions at you (and to the mods for bumping to thread) but i've spent ages searching this haven't got anywhere til now 

[Bob_Acid]

At a guess i'd say with a box section behind the BB it'd probably be an earlier model, but it looks like the same besides.