Early 70s Carlton. Nervex. 531

Wheelnut":2q8yem2k said:
Ah! Didn't know that. My knowledge and interest is with the earlier machines.

I have been looking for an early Flyer in 24in for a while. Found one at Ripley last month with an A prefix (pre war) and bought it, but had to return it to the buyer as I found the top tube was bent near the head, as it had been crashed. The search continues.

My 24" 1960 Flyer...

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Spokesmann":30ttsjiy said:
Wheelnut":30ttsjiy said:
Ah! Didn't know that. My knowledge and interest is with the earlier machines.

I have been looking for an early Flyer in 24in for a while. Found one at Ripley last month with an A prefix (pre war) and bought it, but had to return it to the buyer as I found the top tube was bent near the head, as it had been crashed. The search continues.

My 24" 1960 Flyer...

P2129229_zpsne9apkdy.jpg

Yeah - just like that one. Now that is very nice indeed...
 
I've been tinkering with this, painted the white panels on just to see how it looked and did some half arsed lug lining. The paint is actually ok so I'm going to strip off the white and respray properly. The decals are some eBay jobs which I think look fine. I've got some Normandy HF qr hubs to build on to new rims but the rest of the kit will stay as is, so a mix of suntour/sakae and a bit of French stuff. I still can't say for sure what it is, I have found a couple more examples online, it's light so I believe it's full 531.
 

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It looked nice before but those white panels just bring it to life.
It really does look smart.

Jamie
 
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