Gestalt Design

 

Production Estimates

1938-58

1000

1959

270

1965

420

1972

3,300

1975

875

1979

360

1985

883

1986

1,183

1987

1,504

1988

1,400

1989

1,200

1990

1,083

1991

892

1992

580

 

 Paramount Model Numbering

Model

Approx. Years

Description

P10

1959-1979

Std. Road

P11

1959-1969

Std. Road

P12

1959+

Std Road

P13

1964-1979

Deluxe Road - Sometimes Road "Touring" (1964)

P14

 

Std. Track. Sometimes a Special Track.

P14C

1965-1979

Deluxe Track (starting 1965)

P15

1970-1979

Road Touring - Starting Mid 1970.

P15C

1970-1979

Deluxe Road Touring - Starting Mid 1970

P61

1971-1979

Std Ladies - the "61" indicated a 21" model.

T19

1969-1979

Tandem - 19" Front

T22

 

Tandem - 22" Front

Elite

1980-1983

"Anything Goes" custom bicycles.

Standard

1983-1989

Standard race geometry Paramount.

Anniversary

1988

One of 600 or so Paramounts with gold decals, a gold plated fork and special 50th Anniversary certificate. Note: Other 1988 bikes had a small chainstay decal celebrating the 50th Anniversary.

OS

1989-1994

Used special oversized-diameter True-Temper chromoly tubing. Heat treating was added in 1992. Reynolds 753 was added in 1993 and 1994. Last production - September 1994.