When we were cleaning out our new-to-us house I dragged an old Raleigh Sports out of the cellar. Its's a '72 by the hub date. I could've chucked in the bin with the rest of the junk but I thought it hasn't seen the light of day for probably 40 years, it needs a new life. The plan would be to get a rack for it and use it as a country tourer. The youtuber Velocipedia is my inspiration.
The chrome is pretty rusted, the double whitewall tires are shot, and it'll need some cables. The paint has some rust freckles, but with an oily rag polish it will look ok going down the road. The best part is, it has a nice Brooks leather saddle that cleaned up well.
Perusing the local ads, I found a womans' Robin Hood 3 speed for $25. The chrome looks good on it so I'm hoping it'll make a good donor bike.
I'll still need to source some cables, and I'd really like some nice gumwall tires. Where's a good online source for new parts and tires for these bikes.

There’s always lots of tire talk in the love-of-3-speeds thread:

For the love of English 3 speeds...

Start on the threads from this calendar year and work your way down.

Here’s a great resource for British 3-speeds https://www.sheldonbrown.com/

If you’re going to do a lot of riding recommend good tires. The best in this size are panaracer col de vie. I got some from Harris but they are now closed so you’ll have to dig around.

Check Bikesmiths in Milwaukee's website. Gumwalls listed for $12.25.
If in good shape, grab the $25 Robin Hood. The parts are inter-changeable.

Yes, and yes. i just ordered those tires, tubes snd liners from Bikesmith. And i have appointment to pick up yhe Robin Hood tomorrow.
BTW, now that I can post pics, here's a pic of the Raleigh in the rough.