Year of this Dunlop Maxply (image)

[Ufiors]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me some informations about this particular Dunlop Maxply model? With the red line at the head of the racket

dunlop-maxply-fort-used-m4-3-9786-p hosted at ImgBB

Image dunlop-maxply-fort-used-m4-3-9786-p hosted in ImgBB

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[max_brat]

1981 or 1982, the penultimate Maxply Fort model. The 1983 model was the last and looked more like the Maxply McEnroe.

 

[retrowagen]

Telltales are the delta D logo style, and the red flash at the top of the hoop—as modern as the Maxply Fort would ever get!

 

[esm]

cool - nice to learn new stuff.
while we are at it - is this produced from different year?

 

[max_brat]

cool - nice to learn new stuff.
while we are at it - is this produced from different year?

Yes, that one is probably from the 50s based on the Dunlop logo and the transfer sticker on the throat. That logo was used until the 70s though, so that's a bit more of a challenge.

 

[vsbabolat]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me some informations about this particular Dunlop Maxply model? With the red line at the head of the racket

dunlop-maxply-fort-used-m4-3-9786-p hosted at ImgBB

Image dunlop-maxply-fort-used-m4-3-9786-p hosted in ImgBB

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Late 70’s like 78/79. I have 1982 and 1983 frames

 

[Grafil Injection]

Is there a definitive list of all the MaxPly Fort paintjobs, including which factories were involved? I noted for example that there were various Dunlop factories used before and after WW2 in London due to the bombings. And I understand that production shifted to Slazenger's Horbury works after the acquisition in 1959. If not, shall we gather one together? It is probably the highest selling and most GS winning racket of all time.

 

[Ufiors]

It would be great to have a list...

 

[Henry Hub]

Martin Cora at the Museo Argentino del Tenis (check Facebook, instagram) has been doing some remarkable work logging the early Maxplys. Well worth a look.

 

[Ufiors]

I'll check if i can find mine

 

[Grafil Injection]

Great video and Maxply adverts. Probably be quicker to list those players that didn't use it!

 

[Ufiors]

So late '70s or early '80s

 

[vsbabolat]

So late '70s or early '80s

Your Maxply that you posted is from the late 70’s

 

[Ufiors]

Is there a definitive list of all the MaxPly Fort paintjobs, including which factories were involved? I noted for example that there were various Dunlop factories used before and after WW2 in London due to the bombings. And I understand that production shifted to Slazenger's Horbury works after the acquisition in 1959. If not, shall we gather one together? It is probably the highest selling and most GS winning racket of all time.

Here's a list: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/82...N_TDL_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid

 

[Ufiors]

Mine is 1979, confirmed.

 

[esm]

Thanks for that link @Ufiors…. It seems mine is from around 1964…..

 

[Grafil Injection]

Here's a list: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/82...N_TDL_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid

Can you post an image of the list please. The linked web-page doesn't work on my browser. Thanks.

 

[Sanglier]

Can you post an image of the list please. The linked web-page doesn't work on my browser. Thanks.

It's a 119 page pdf file, more like an ebook than a list. You need to agree to the use terms and download it if you want to see it. It is very comprehensive.

 

[onehandbh]

Here's a list: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/82...N_TDL_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid

That is an awesome pdf on the Maxply.

 

[Ufiors]

Martin Cora at the Museo Argentino del Tenis (check Facebook, instagram) has been doing some remarkable work logging the early Maxplys. Well worth a look.

That is an awesome pdf on the Maxply.

Yes, all credits to Martin Cora and his page