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Left hand side rear drop out usually.

Well worth doing up. Ive rebuilt one form just a frame and forks with some nice bits, tried to keep it relatively period correct too. Thread here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1979-raleigh-magnum.460340/#post-3385732

Huret Duopar on the rear with a simple Huret Svelto/Challenger type front mech. Levers are Suntour Powershifters.

I believe they might have in the 30s when Fred Hanstock was still in charge.

Good work a really nice mid range bike from the late 70s. Looks damn cool too. 😎

Ha! Not really my thing! 😁

This was already done and re chromed too. It’s a very light 531 DB tubed frame. Very light for the time, headset lugs hand cut by Bob Keeling.

A few pics of my latest build.

The dating is correct for this one, if you check out the Carlton Facebook group we have pretty much all the catalogues and printed work for the maker, they can be downloaded as PDFs. Check the catalogue form about 1951 they may be of help. More pics of the frameset would help, do you have the forks?

Ive seen this bike being offered before, a sad case of a well-meaning mis-guided owner trying to get their money back on a frame restoration/repaint/re-chrome. The colour scheme was used on the Criterium c1971/72 and applied to this build is not bad at all, however as stated it goes a bit...

High end stuff of the very late 60s/early 70s was mainly Flyers, Contre La Monte, Professional and Giro models. This frame looks earlier.

F prefix places this at about 1959.

A more up to date picture of mine taken this year.

My WR no. 449: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/wester-ross-light-tourer-no-449-fgf.459784/#post-3383151

We have a small group on FB for these exceptional bikes: https://www.facebook.com/groups/westerrossbicycles

These should normally be around the 1" mark and take a fairly common seat post size as the tubing is only carbon steel like Truwel. Have you checked the inside diameter of the seat tube? I use a bit of light grease on mine when easing in a seat post.

There should be a 6 digit number on the rear LHS drop out, sadly the 68-72 period is hard to pin down exact build dates. If its a 71-75 model the original paint would have been poly aqua green

Most probably a Continental, c1971-75