Looks acid bathed to me, but there's no mention of how it was done. Mudguards are stainless GB, don't think those rust like that naturally.
Could also be oxidizing paint.
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Looks acid bathed to me, but there's no mention of how it was done.
Mudguards are stainless GB, don't think those rust like that naturally.