Sun 1966 Catalog and Price List — Snipe, Snipe Plus, Snipe Prestige, Mass Start Professional, Cresta and Alpine “Six”

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Sun
CYCLES FOR 1966
MASS START PROFESSIONAL

[Front cover of the Sun Cycles leaflet for 1966, with a green and white ground, a checkered flag and a photograph of a Sun Mass Start Professional road bicycle with drop handlebars, bottle and frame pump. Faint ghost lettering from the reverse shows through at the lower left.]

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SNIPE
Frame: Gent’s—21½”, 22½” and 23½” sizes. Lady’s—21½”.
Fork: Oval with forged crown.
Brakes: Weinmann Capella with Sun P.V.C. lever hoods.
Handlebar: Maes alloy on alloy stem.
Saddle: Brooks B.15 N.S.P.F. Best butt leather.
Wheels: Dunlop Sprite amber wall High Pressure tyres on Dunlop High Pressure rims.
Mudguards: High quality plastic in matching colours.
Gears: Allvit 5- or 10-speed, Campagnolo ‘Gran Sport’ 5-speed or Benelux Sport P2 5-speed.
Finish: Gent’s—Copper Flamboyant with Green head and seat tube panels, or Ducal Blue Flamboyant with Black head and seat tube panels. Lady’s—Bronze Green or Coffee with Ice Blue contrasts.
clip those vital seconds with a [cut off]
SNIPE PLUS
Frame: 21½”, 22½” or 23½” sizes.
Fork: Oval with forged crown.
Brakes: Centre-pull with quick-release button.
Handlebar: Maes alloy on alloy stem.
Saddle: Brooks B.15 N.S.P.F. Best butt leather.
Wheels: Dunlop Sprite amber wall tyres on Dunlop High Pressure rims.
Mudguards: High quality plastic in matching colours.
Gears: Allvit 5-speed or Benelux Sport P2 5-speed.
Finish: Flamboyant Red, Flamboyant Blue or Flamboyant Bronze Green with Black contrasting panels on top, down and seat tubes, attractively transferred.
SNIPE PLUS ALL CHROME
(as illustrated)
Specification as above but with the entire frame and forks chromium-plated to ‘severe service grading’ B.S. 1224/59. The plated finish is enhanced by Red panelling on the three main tubes.

[Left-hand sheet showing the Sun Snipe and Snipe Plus road bicycles in photographs with their specifications. A green band reads “clip those vital seconds with a” beside a stopwatch and a cyclist drawing that runs off the right edge.]

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SNIPE PRESTIGE
Frame: 21½”, 22½” and 23½” sizes.
Fork: Oval with forged crown.
Brakes: Centre-pull with quick-release button and Sun P.V.C. lever hoods.
Handlebar: Maes or Ventoux alloy on alloy stem.
Saddle: Brooks B.15 N.S.P.F. Best butt leather.
Wheels: Dunlop Sprite amber wall High Pressure tyres on Dunlop High Pressure rims.
Mudguards: Sunset Yellow in high quality plastic.
Gears: Simplex Prestige 532, 5-speed.
Finish: ‘Iridescent Coffee with Sunset Yellow panels to top, down and seat tubes.
Sun
THE WORLD’S FINEST LIGHTWEIGHT CYCLE FOR ENTHUSIASTS
MASS START PROFESSIONAL
Frame: 19½”, 20½”, 21½”, 22½” and 23½” sizes featuring cut lugs. Usual brazed-on fittings including special rear brake arch.
Fork: Oval with forged crown.
Brakes: Centre-pull with quick-release button and Sun P.V.C. lever hoods.
Handlebar: Maes or Ventoux on alloy stem.
Saddle: Brooks Professional. Best butt leather.
Wheels: Dunlop Sprite High Pressure tyres on Dunlop High Pressure rims. Resillion steel or Atom s/f alloy hubs.
Mudguards: Stainless Steel Weinmann half-guards.
Gears: Allvit, Benelux Sport P2 or Campagnolo 5- or 10-speed.
Special Equipment: Two ‘Sun’ feeding bottles, one fitted on down tube, the other on the handlebar.
Finish: White frame tubes with Coffee stays and fork tops, Ice Blue Seat panel, and cables and tape, Chrome-plated head lugs and 10″ fork tips.
Alternative Colour: Blue frame tubes with suitable contrasts.

[Sheet showing the Sun Snipe Prestige and Mass Start Professional lightweight bicycles in photographs with their specifications. A green band between them carries the Sun emblem, partly cut off at the left edge, and the slogan “THE WORLD’S FINEST LIGHTWEIGHT CYCLE FOR ENTHUSIASTS”.]

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CRESTA
The name ‘SUN’ when associated with lightweight bicycles, reflects quality, modern design, superb finishes and effortless cycling.
Frame: 21½”, 22½” and 23½” sizes.
Brakes: Weinmann Capella with Sun P.V.C. lever hoods.
Handlebar: Maes alloy on alloy stem.
Saddle: Brooks B.15 N.S.P.F. Best butt leather.
Wheels: Dunlop Sprite amber wall tyres on Dunlop High Pressure rims.
Mudguards: Bronze Green high quality plastic.
Gears: Allvit or Benelux Sport P.2.
Finish: COPPER NICRILLIC—an outstanding and unique finish is obtained by applying a super gloss copper accrilic lacquer to a fully chromium-plated frame. Chromium-plated front fork ends plus attractive chrome and Bronze Green panelling to all main tubes, further enhances a really superb colour scheme.
SUN ALPINE “SIX”
Frame: Latin line Lugs, the elegant Sun seat cluster and the chromium-plated sloping fork crown are refinements that give this frame a really ‘classic’ look.
Sizes: 21½”, 22½” and 23½” sizes.
Gear: Simplex Prestige ‘6’-speed.
Bars: G.B. Tourmalet on G.B. metric stem.
Saddle: Brooks B.15 N.S.P.F.
Wheels: Dunlop Sprite High Pressure tyres on High Pressure rims. Large Flange Hubs.
Pump: Sprint Veloce.
Chainset: Williams C.34 three-pin.
Brakes: G.B. Coureur ’66’.
Finish: Parma Violet with Tyrian Mauve/White panelling. C.P. forks, crown and tips.
Get maximum enjoyment from your new Sun Bicycle—join one of the national bodies:
C.T.C.—Cyclists’ Touring Club, 3 Craven Hill, London, W.2.
B.C.F.—British Cycling Federation, 26 Park Crescent, London, W.1. for Touring—Racing—Social Club Life and Insurance when riding.
SUN CYCLES, DOCK ROAD, WORKSOP, NOTTS. Telephone Worksop 3673.
Printed in England AD 2579

[Sheet showing the Sun Cresta and Sun Alpine “Six” lightweight bicycles in photographs with their specifications and a note on joining the Cyclists’ Touring Club and the British Cycling Federation. The foot gives the Sun Cycles address at Dock Road, Worksop, and a printer’s reference.]

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Prices effective from 21st July, 1966
Sun
PRICE LIST 1966
Complete Cycles | Recommended Retail Price (inc. tax) £ s. d.
SIROCCO | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 25 15 5
*SNIPE | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 25 15 5
*SNIPE PLUS | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 26 7 4
SNIPE PRESTIGE | Simplex Prestige 5-speed … | 26 15 7
*SNIPE PLUS ALL CHROME | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 31 9 2
*CRESTA | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 27 8 4
*MASS START PROFESSIONAL | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 29 2 9
ALPINE ‘6’ | Simplex Prestige 6-speed … | 32 19 2
SUN MIST SPORT | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 24 5 10
SUN MIST SPORT LADIES | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 24 5 10
SUN MIST GT. | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 25 12 6
SUN MIST SPORT ’23’ | Huret Allvit 5-speed … … | 24 19 6
SUN MIST | AW. 3-speed … … … | 24 17 0
SUN MIST | AW. 3-speed and Dynohub lighting | 27 17 11
*Optional gears available, prices as follows:—
Cyclo Benelux P.2 5-speed in lieu of Allvit 5-speed … | 10 2
Campagnolo G.S. 5-speed „ „ „ Allvit 5-speed … | 3 0 11
Huret Allvit 10-speed „ „ „ Allvit 5-speed … | 2 0 7
Cyclo Benelux P.2 10-speed „ „ „ Allvit 10-speed … | 10 2
Campagnolo G.S. 10-speed „ „ „ Allvit 10-speed … | 4 1 3
Framesets | Retail Price £ s. d.
Snipe, Snipe Plus … … … … … … | 7 17 6
Snipe Prestige … … … … … … … | 8 7 6
Mass Start Professional … … … … … | 10 17 6
Cresta, Alpine ‘6’ … … … … … … | 11 13 0
Snipe Plus ‘All Chrome’ … … … … … | 12 16 0

[Yellow price list sheet headed “Sun PRICE LIST 1966”, giving recommended retail prices in pounds, shillings and pence for complete Sun cycles from the Sirocco to the Sun Mist, with optional gear surcharges and frameset prices.]