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05-06-10 | 09:37 AM

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Maddox

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This is awesome. It had seriously sick for about 30 seconds.

Very nicely done - in terms of the joke.

05-06-10 | 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddox

This is awesome. It had seriously sick for about 30 seconds.

Very nicely done - in terms of the joke.

Thanks, That was the effect I was shooting for. I know how I feel when I see a classic carved up and figured I could get a few of you to feel queasy this morning.

05-06-10 | 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mickey85

Well, the Raleigh Pro that he showed also doesn't have fastback stays. They did away with those in...75? 76? Something like that.

After 1976, upon the introduction of the Raleigh Pro Mark V in 1977. Smoothed sloping crown and fastback stays swapped for semi-sloping and conventional stay attachment.

-Kurt

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