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Aroogah
Bought this Mercian King of Mercia from a friend in Italy a couple of years ago, hadn't been used in 30 years and was 50/50 about whether it was salvageable, but it came with a few nice Nuovo Record bits so took a punt on it. Later found out that the bike was originally put together by Harry Hall (who put Tommy Simpson back on his bike) so a nice bit of history thrown in.
Had the frame repaired and repainted by Dan at Cole Coatings, needed new wheels and saddle, and since this pic was taken I put modern skeleton calipers on after a couple of squeaky bum, will I ever stop!?, moments, but they fit with the rest so only a close look would show they aren't original. Also, can't believe the picture I took was during the 5 minutes I had the bars at the wrong angle. Still really happy with the results.