Wanted Viscount 21" frame or frameset

[Mark Manley]

I am having something of a nostalgiafest at the moment and would like to put together a Viscount bike in memory of the Sebring I had as a teenager. I am not after that particular model or a complete bike but would like to start with either one of their fillet brazed or lugged frames, if the latter one with pantographed seat stays and cutout lugs.
It needs to be 21", can be a frame or frameset and the condition of the paintwork is not important as I already have the paint for a respray.

I can collect from somewhere in the southwest of England or the seller will need to post, I could consider a complete bike if it were fairly local to east Devon or not too far on the train.

Thanks in advance for replies.

 

[pigman]

I had a Sebring as a teenager too. Metallic blue. SR bars, stem and chainset. Shimano Tourney brakes and gears

 

[Mark Manley]

I had a Sebring as a teenager too. Metallic blue. SR bars, stem and chainset. Shimano Tourney brakes and gears

I cannot remember the spec on mine but it was a red 5 speed with side pull brakes and seemed like a big step up from the Raleigh 3 speed that it replaced but then friends started to get 10 speeds with centre pull brakes.........

 

[pigman]

I cannot remember the spec on mine but it was a red 5 speed with side pull brakes and seemed like a big step up from the Raleigh 3 speed that it replaced but then friends started to get 10 speeds with centre pull brakes.........

must have been a few variations of the Sebring model then. Mine was 10 speed with an SR alloy chainset and brakes were Tourney centrepulls. Bought in 1979

 

[Mark Manley]

must have been a few variations of the Sebring model then. Mine was 10 speed with an SR alloy chainset and brakes were Tourney centrepulls. Bought in 1979

Mine was about 1974 and lower spec than the ones I can find on-line, they were pretty unusual around here at the time and I have only just found out that they made some pretty high end stuff.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Mine was about 1974 and lower spec than the ones I can find on-line, they were pretty unusual around here at the time and I have only just found out that they made some pretty high end stuff.

They did indeed. I have a 1974 Viscount Supabike. Fillet brazed, satin chrome plating and black first generation Dura Ace. £235!

 

[Mark Manley]

They did indeed. I have a 1974 Viscount Supabike. Fillet brazed, satin chrome plating and black first generation Dura Ace. £235!View attachment 899307View attachment 899308View attachment 899309

Oh that is nice.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Oh that is nice.

Thanks

 

[pigman]

Did the Superbike later evolve into the Aerospace series?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Did the Superbike later evolve into the Aerospace series?

Not too my knowledge @sooper8 will know. The Supabike was always top of the range, again to the best of my knowledge.