Originally Posted by
Salubrious
Hey I gotta question. You know those gold warp-around stickers that Raleigh was using in the 1970s? When did they first start using those? I am seeing a rod-brake model for sale that is claimed to be from the 1950s, but it has some of those stickers on it and I am thinking that there is no way its that old. The frame looks very nice, good paint and decals, plus two of those gold wrap-around thingys on the seat tube. I'm thinking its been redone or else its from somewhere other than the UK- India perhaps?
If that's the one I'm thinking of, it's a early '70s model. The pictures aren't really good enough to tell, but from what I see, not 1950s.
Four gold bands were added to Sports models in 1965-1968, then went down to 2 in 1968-1972.
http://www.theheadbadge.com/ . I'm assuming DL-1s were about the same.
The pedals with reflectors are a giveaway, too.