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I was thinking I had the only one left! I have some pics to upload later if you're interested? From my research it's a sun badged version of the Carlton flyer built at the time of the takeover. I'm going for a full resto on mine so before you strip it if you have any more pictures of the...

Its a beautiful bike Mike J .. but I was hoping to reply to the op Alftupper about the red bike at the start of the post ..sorry for the confusion :)

Do you still have this?... I've got frame j1982 mine is currently being restored but has the same lugs chrome & paint traces...I know mine to be a Sun wasp maillot jaune estimated early 60's

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Re: They look like the cyclo dropouts on my early 60's sun/carlton

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Re: Yep yours would have been green with a slightly darker green head tube ...the rudge versions were orange & I think the humber ones were lilac ?? Can you still get the correct decals? No one does the rudge ones so mine will have to have to stay as it is. Love to see the finished article...

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Re: I have the 'rudge aero' version of the same bike from 46/47 it should be a polychrome orange but mine also has the black primer showing through together with fading & rust spots. I chose to just clean & wax mine I used a colour match car wax which has brought the colour out a bit more &...

Good work that man !!...I was starting to doubt I would ever find any info -many thanks :) :)

Nor me...I only deciphered the ghost image of the old lettering on mine after seeing the name on Lloyd's decal site. Think the one on eBay is listed as a later model (- it also looks like it's been very recently painted & stickered so who knows if its correct.....???) For such a large...

Anyone heard of, got pics or refs to this model? I've been told its around 1961 (serial J1982)

Re: j frame sun I realise this is an old thread but I've been trying to find information on my (j1982) frame sun Birmingham model 'maillot jaune' .Think mine is a 1961 so yours would be older? Mine has the cyclo dropouts but has chrome Carlton flyer type lugs, chrome head & half tubes. It has...