1939 Sun Vitesse

[Spokesmann]

My current project/build is this 1939 Birmingham built Sun Vitesse. The frame and some of its parts looked ready for the skip, but O knew it could be rescued. A gift from a friend who I know will be amazed to see it back in the land of the living. Its going to be a little bit of a rest mod... New Weinmann 730s, modern alloy 26" wheel, Camping front hub, and a rear SA can. Rescuing the original guards and Lauterwasser bars and clip headset. Forks rechromed. The frame has been shot blasted and repainted in a flam silver, Ive redrawn some of the frame graphics too. New cables, chips and bits. A nice Lycett Swallow saddle finishes things off.

 

[Jonny69]

Nice job. Apart from the lugs, that looks almost identical to my 1938/1939 Parkes. Mine has hand-cut lugs and more chrome. What's the frame number, out of interest?

 

[Spokesmann]

Nice job. Apart from the lugs, that looks almost identical to my 1938/1939 Parkes. Mine has hand-cut lugs and more chrome. What's the frame number, out of interest?

EV5493

 

[allenh]

Very nice indeed

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Fab job on that venerable old beast! Now - where'd you get those little black plastic thingys for the ends of mudguard stays?

 

[Ideale]

Fab job on that venerable old beast! Now - where'd you get those little black plastic thingys for the ends of mudguard stays?

Re plastic mudguard thingys I found a pack in Condor cycles recently.
Beautiful restoration!I just spend a lot of time staring at my 1939 Raleigh frame wondering where on earth to start.

 

[Spokesmann]

It arrived like this.

 

[Spokesmann]

work continues.

 

[Nob]

That’s looking rather stylish

 

[Spokesmann]

First test ride today, I changed the tyres first though.