Picked this up day before Thanksgiving. Found it on Craigslist Chicago. A really bad picture and not much info in the ad. Turned out to be a gem.



Added a bell today




Really nice 1974 Grand Prix. Probably kept in a garage or basement as the paint and everything is just beautiful. I think I was the first to raise the saddle/ seat bolt is just about perfect. Needs tires but thats to be expected on a 35 yr old bike. I'll probably get a new saddle and some vintage brake levers, not to crazy about the suicide levers.

Nice pickup. Love the color.

Looks to be in pretty nice shape! If you do swap the brake levers, try to preserve that bar tape as it is the perfect color...

Can't you just remove the suicide levers without disturbing the standard lever mounts?

I can remove the suicide levers, but then you are left with the little studs sticking out. I guess I could just stretch some break hoods over them, or I've seen where people have hacksawed off that stud.

Bar tape is original!

And I finally have a shiny red bike, my boyhood dream. The condition of the paint job is really something. Even the drive side chainstay, that usually gets beat up, has just a few little chain dings.

The cranks have the original cotter pins with he Raleigh "R" on the nuts. Its also a Nottingham built bike, Feruary of 74, as per the serial number.

I'd also get rid of the "spoke protector" on the rear wheel.

Was it made in Carlton or Holland or,...?

I had the green version of that bike, same year. It's a nice bike and yours is in exceptional condition. Great find, good luck with it.

Beautiful GP!!

If you are careful, you should be able to disassemble the levers without damaging/moving the bartape, the cut down the pins or replace them with the short style pins.