I've never had a find like the ones posted above but I was super thrilled to pick up this extremely rare 1950 Carlton Continental a year or so ago for about $500 on eBay. I only put some extra cash into it to make it match my aesthetic ideals but it was pretty much ready to ride at that price. Totally original. Posted about it here, of course.

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