1971 Raleigh Grand Prix 10-speed
 

greetings all, I'm just curious what a 1971 Raleigh Grand Prix 10-speed might be worth. It is in very good shape as I have kept it inside when not using, since 1977 when I bought it. Prior to that it was somewhat abused from sitting outside behind a college drom for a few years. When I first got it, I dismantled it, cleaned and greased everything and have kept up regular maintenance since then. I have probably ridden it in the neighborhood of 5000 miles since getting it (most of that from 1977 to 1998). Everything still works great but the crank arms have flat-sided bolts through them that are beginning to wear slightly.

Unfortunately a Gran Prix is basically an entry level Raleigh. If your tires and brakes are in good shape and it does not have any rust, I would ask $150 for it on CL and take $125. This is for a biker in tip top shape and does not need anything.If it does, start subtracting.

Does yours have the shifters on the handle bar ends? If it does that will usually add $25-30 to the value.

uhhhhhhhhh, not really looking to sell it; just curious what it is worth. I bought it from a guy leaving college in the spring of '77 when he sold everything he had that would not fit in a small U-haul trailer and his Pontiac Sunbird. I paid $30 for it then and it has been a great bike, but naturally doesn't compare to my Trek 730 or Felt F80. It's sort of a keep-sake for me now just because I have had it so long and kept it in good shape. Mine is the Bronz,green & black model (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroral...rand-prix.html) I haven't yet found original MSRP.

What was MSRP? Well in 1973 when I scraped up enough money to buy a Raleigh Record, the Grand Prix was selling for somewhere around $125. The Record list price was $100 and I paid $89 for a close-out special at the model years end.

+1 Grand Prix was about $125 back then. I bought a Peugeot instead. A nice pristine Grand Prix might bring $135 around here. Given this sentence of your description, I don't see it bringing that much, probably more like $50. "Prior to that it was somewhat abused from sitting outside behind a college drom for a few years."

It really depends on the paint and cosmetics.

OH! paint and cosmetics have held up well and look quite good, despite it's initial hard life. And after the thorough maintenance I have done, it has performed flawlessly for me over the years. I appreciate the candid feedback but again, not really wanting to sell; just curious about it's worth as I never really knew what it sold for originally.

Last year, clean GP's were selling around here for $175-200, which I would ascribe to a local affinity for Raleighs.
- In a way, that higher price is quite justifiable because of the name recognition, classic good looks, and (at least when upgraded with alloys), very pleasant handling indeed.

I have a Sky Blue '73 model in my stable now which I love, and another '73 that I just completed for a flip: Though I spent several days refurbishing it, upgraded alloy wheels, replaced the DR, added a leather seat, etc., I still can realistically only expect to get about $135 for it in today's market.

I can't say that Thrifty Bill didn't warn me though.