Originally Posted by
cocoabeachcrab
the bike project is a resto mod 1936 era machine, so the shimano levers would look too out of place,

and i'm a stickler for accuracy and proper decorum!
If it’s a bike from 1936, and you want to be accurate, the top tube logo ought to be B17. It was first flown in 1935. B52s had to wait until the 50’s