My other little project... Carlton

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I was at work one day and one of the lads was going to throw an old bicycle into the skip, I asked if I could have it, he replied yeah give me £15 for it and its yours!!!

So I handed over £15.

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It was a complete bike when I got it but as you can see in a very sorry state.

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I have since found out it is a 1959 Carlton with a Raynolds 531 frame, worth around £1,000 to £1,500 when completed. :D

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Nice Ian =D>

I have a 1959 ATCO lawnmower in the loft, it is a single cylinder Villiers side valve with an Amal carb. My dad bought it the week I was born (I have been promising myself I would restore it for the last ten years, maybe when I finish the KR).
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sounds like a job for 'solvol man!' :)
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I used to love my dad's Atco, I think he scrapped it! #-o
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got home from the pub one night about seven years ago and bought this raleigh grifter on e-bay (seem to do the pub=purchase thing a lot lately) i had one in exactly the same colour when i was twelve years old, bought it on e-bay for £150, it seemed like a lot of money at the time but now they are selling for £400 plus :) stuff your isa's Image
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The last two occasions when I have been walking the dogs at my local park I have seen a Red Chopper and an Orange one, both in mint condition :D
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500bernie wrote:Nice Ian =D>

I have a 1959 ATCO lawnmower in the loft, it is a single cylinder Villiers side valve with an Amal carb. My dad bought it the week I was born (I have been promising myself I would restore it for the last ten years, maybe when I finish the KR).
Get it done Bernie :) and lots of pics .
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I had a look in the loft today and found a spare engine complete with carb, so I filled up the carb with petrol (gave it a tickle, and she started second pull :)
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I'm getting there. I have had the lug lining done in gold, period pump, red dot levers and reynolds decals. :)

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Nice job Ian
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Luders wrote:Nice job Ian
Thanks Luders. :wink:
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old racers are cool ive got one from the 80's an old british make a viscount i think in red which i potter about on it could do with a respray and i need to fit a new crank as there is play in mine
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SHimmer45 wrote:old racers are cool ive got one from the 80's an old british make a viscount i think in red which i potter about on it could do with a respray and i need to fit a new crank as there is play in mine
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A guy in Dorset offered me silly money for it so I have now sold it, he must have really wanted it as he did the 10hr drive to pick it up himself.

I am now on with an even nicer 1968/69 Raleigh Rapier built by the Carlton company that is a keeper, I have bought lots of shiny Campagnolo parts for it and Brooks seat and wooden bar ends, red dot Weinmann levers etc.

The paint will be done by a different painter this time, the guy does all the airbrush art on custom bikes, I will be having it painted in the standard colours but I will be having the front and rear dropouts nickle plated.

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A pic of some shiny bits, a Silca pump, which will have a Campagnolo bottom mounting and top umbrella fitting, also I have just bought a Campag gear selector not shown in this pic.
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Nice Grifter Pookie, we have a mk1 in the same colour. My 10 year old son thinks it's amusing when me or the wife ride it up and down but it does make you smile.
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