Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
The fork looks from what I can see, to be the same as the one on my '62 Continental. Maybe it was a replacement in the mid '60s for some reason. Your stem is different from mine, but I'm with Meta, I'm betting it is original. Cool find. Is the FD in good shape? Obviously the brake levers with extensions are later replacements.
I'm happy to say the Simplex rod shifter FD looks fully restorable, but is missing the knob and rear cage spacer bolt. I'm having trouble uploading a picture right now. I'll try again after a bit.