1973 Stella Bicycle
edited by David Barth, 6 June 2011.
Courtesy The Forney Museum of Transportation at 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver,
Colorado 80216. Photos were taken in June 2011.
Also, thanks to Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
This is a rare Stella bicycle manufactured in Nantes, France. The company was founded in 1909 by the Fountineau family and named for the founder’s mother, Stella. It sponsored Louison
Bobet, a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1953 and 1954 while riding Stella bicycles.
Generously donated to the Forney Museum in 2011 by Alan Minich.
The exhibit number is 599.
