Thankfully all the chrome on the one I picked up on Ebay was in superb nick. The brown enamel paint had been touched up in various places with a non matching bronze metallic car paint and all the decals are in pretty poor rubbed out state due to wear and tear. I aim to rub as much as the frame down as possible without dismantling it and removing spray with Ford Brazilian Brown (I think that's right) then source some Dawes decals from Ebay.

Does anybody have any suggestions for a replacement rear derailleur? I have my eye on a short cage Suntour Blue Line - would that fit a non indexed vintage Dawes with it's original cassette? The usual 14 speed set up. Many thanks.