Jack Taylor Cycles - Serial # Registry


The serial # listing provided below is based on the listing on Troy Warnick's site, which is based on information from Jack Taylor's records via Mark Lawrence. I beleive these numbers to be accurate up to the point at which the Works were closed at the end of March 1990. After that point, Norman continued building with some help from Ken, but I have reason to beleive that he may have restarted his serial numbers at a later, arbitrary point (as serial #s as high as 9728 are known to exist, and were built a mere 9 years after the Works closed at around #8620 - which would would indicate a massive workload on Norman!). Pre-serialized rear triangles are known to have existed at the point of Jack's retirement10. The last frame produced at the Works, with all 3 brothers involved, was given the serial # LASTONE8. I have preceded the serial # ranges post March 1990 with a "~" to indicate my belief that these may be estimated numbers. Regardless, all information points to the the serial #s not breaking the 10000 mark prior to Norman's retirement and the absolute end of Jack Taylor production.

You may note a simplification of paint schemes after March of 1990 - Norman found several different people to do the paint, but none seemed to be as capable as Jack. Paint in the post-Works years seems to be mostly plain enamel colors, with few examples in flambouyants, and even fewer with box or lug lining. Also note that on bikes builts in the late 70s and 80s, the paint tends to fade with sun exposure - I'm told this is because the paint that was available then just was not up to par.

Entries listed with a model name in bold type are identified positively as such - all others are as-yet-unidentified models, or custom work. Model designations are assumed to be stock (ie as shown in the catalogue appropriate to the era) unless noted otherwise (ie a Curved Tube is assumed to be path-style with track ends unless noted otherwise). Paint is assumed to be enamel unless listed as "flambouyant" (a subtle metallic to us yanks - finer grain metalflake, and slightly less of it).

If you would like to add your Taylor to this listing, please send me as much as possible of the following:


Works production
(1936 - March 1990)

year serial # range # produced # in register
pre 1946 1 - 635 635 3
1946 636 - 746 111 1
1947 747 - 947 201 1
1948 948 - 1253 306 1
1949 1254 - 1464 211 1
1950 1465 - 1846 382 1
1951 1847 - 2138 292 2
1952 2139 - 2452 314 3
1953 2453 - 2662 210 3
1954 2663 - 2768 106 4
1955 2769 - 2850 82 3
1956 2851 - 2990 130 2
1957 2991 - 3136 148 5
1958 3137 - 3293 154 2
1959 3294 - 3579 286 8
1960 3580 - 3794 215 2
1961 3795 - 4087 293 5
1962 4088 - 4451 364 8
1963 4452 - 4968 517 21
1964 4969 - 5254 286 9
1965 5255 - 5453 199 7
1966 5454 - 5588 135 2
1967 5589 - 5751 163 4
1968 5752 - 5875 124 6
1969 5876 - 6039 164 17
1970 6040 - 6140 101 8
1971 6141 - 6269 129 7
1972 6270 - 6413 144 9
1973 6414 - 6604 191 14
1974 6605 - 6810 206 15
1975 6811 - 6986 176 9
1976 6987 - 7132 146 15
1977 7133 - 7305 173 18
1978 7306 - 7475 170 17
1979 7476 - 7619 144 16
1980 7620 - 7742 123 8
1981 7743 - 7850 108 8
1982 7851 - 7995 145 18
1983 7996 - 8105 110 24
1984 8106 - 8204 99 12
1985 8205 - 8301 97 8
1986 8302 - 8367 66 6
1987 8368 - 8442 75 3
1988 8443 - 8533 91 11
1989 8534 - 8614 81 8
1990 8615 - 8633 18 7

Post-Works production
(March 1990 - 2001)

year serial # range # produced # in register
1990 8634 - 8658 24 8
1991 ~8658 - 8678 ~21 3
1992 ~8679 - 8689 ~11 5
1993 ~8690 - 8694 ~5
1994 ~8695 - 8709 ~15
1995 ~8710 - 8717 ~8
1996 ~8718 - 8727 ~10 2
1997 ~8728 - 8733 ~6
1998 ~8734 - 8738 ~5
1999 ~8739 - 8750 ~12 1
2000 ~8751 - 8754 ~4 2
2001 ~8755 - 8758 ~4 5

Frames/bikes with non-sequential serial numbers


Frames/bikes with unknown serial numbers

(19 entries - please id if one of these is yours - thanks!)

Serial numbers by common models:

model # in register
Clubman
Super Clubman
8
Curved Tube 30
International 4
Ladies 8
Low Profile 9
Marathon
Marathon Racing Tandem
25
Sports
Sports Tandem
30
Tour Of Britain 62
Touring Tandem
Super Touring Tandem
56
Tourist
Super Tourist
Superlight Tourist
61
Track
Track Tandem
5

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