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KvltBryce

11-24-11 01:14 AM

To all you frame experts

I was wondering if you guys could help me identify this frame. This is what I believe I have deciphered thus far. Late 70's-Early 80's Raleigh Grand Prix. Does this seem accurate? Anyone able to tell the exact year?

http://i39.tinypic.com/33ddr92.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/16bzhfm.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/255ozu8.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/***9e.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/9knhw1.jpg

I was also wondering if there was any way to tell whether it was out of Nottingham or one of the other Raleigh shops? I've googled for a few days now, and all I could seem so come up with was that retroraleighs site, but 'twas no help. Thanks in advance, I'm really enjoying everything I am learning on these threads.

Go In Peace
-KB:twitchy:

seau grateau

11-24-11 01:52 AM

Try the Classics & Vintage forum.

KvltBryce

11-24-11 01:57 AM

Thanks for the suggestion. I've been spending all my time on the SS forum so I didn't even think of that haha

RaleighSport

11-24-11 02:02 AM

yeah come on over, I'm not sure how much identification you're really going to get though with pretty much all the markings/headbadge gone but if anyone can solve it it's our C&V gurus.

KvltBryce

11-24-11 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaleighSport (Post 13528369)

yeah come on over, I'm not sure how much identification you're really going to get though with pretty much all the markings/headbadge gone but if anyone can solve it it's our C&V gurus.

I know, right? I bought it a few years ago, not knowing much about bikes. Thinking now it may have been stolen :/

But I'm getting the frame powdercoated and trying to make it a decent build nonetheless.

RaleighSport

11-24-11 02:16 AM

Have you tried IDing via the serial on the BB?

KvltBryce

11-24-11 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaleighSport (Post 13528384)

Have you tried IDing via the serial on the BB?

Wowwww, no I hadn't. Thanks for that tip, it answered every question I had haha.

Raleigh built in Worksop/Nottingham, in Feb of 1974.

Awesome.

RaleighSport

11-24-11 02:42 AM

LoL glad I asked, I assumed you already had but figured a double check was in order.

KvltBryce

11-24-11 02:45 AM

Just shows how much of a noob I am haha. Oh, well... still learning.

RaleighSport

11-24-11 02:51 AM

It's all good my first project/info bike was a 72 raleigh sports. and it needed a LOT of work.. was pretty much a nightmare.

KvltBryce

11-26-11 04:07 AM

This was not too much of a nightmare until I went at it with some ****ty lacquer thinner (as you can see from the weird flaked/melted paint).
I just decided to take it to a local powder-coating place.

Got any pictures of the 72?

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