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This frame is not immediately saying Carlton to me. The lugs look like vaguely modded/later Crespera or Bocama. The seat stay treatment would be wrap over, except for some of the higher end / later machines. At a guess, assuming its 531, it could be something similar to a late 70s/early 80s Criterium... It has no holes for a headset badge, as they were stickers by then.
The Thing that does not sit right is the Campag rear drop outs, the Crit has stamped types. The suggestion that this is a Worksop frame build up or ordered by another builder is a creditable one. Any original paint under the black gloop?
This frame is not immediately saying Carlton to me. The lugs look like vaguely modded/later Crespera or Bocama. The seat stay treatment would be wrap over, except for some of the higher end / later machines. At a guess, assuming its 531, it could be something similar to a late 70s/early 80s Criterium... It has no holes for a headset badge, as they were stickers by then.
The Thing that does not sit right is the Campag rear drop outs, the Crit has stamped types. The suggestion that this is a Worksop frame build up or ordered by another builder is a creditable one. Any original paint under the black gloop?