Originally Posted by thebankman
ah forgot to mention I found a 1966 Raleigh Colt 26" SS cruiser, red with white accents on the lugs, on an empty street last week as well. The S-A 3speed hub needs the chain adjusted, but everything else is in good shape for the age, paint chips and superficial rust, all the chrome looks good. Strangely the bars were upside down and the brakes were on the wrong sides. This one is going to my mom when the hub has been professionally fixed. She better lock this one up when she parks it!!
You might want to get a pair of chrome Raleigh Sports (same size as the Colt) fenders and a chrome Sports chainguard for this one - it'll add considerably to it's appearance.
The levers are replacements, by the way. Same with the centerpull front brake. Can't tell if that sidepull in the back is original or not.
-Kurt