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I love the TT & fork paint on that Ace special, it's a great build too, excellent work.
I'm aware that the levers are not period correct but nothing on this bike really is, it has a stronglight H/S with campag lock, RH crank is Stronglight LH is campag, front brake is a GB and the rear is a Weinmann 730 so it's all a bit of a mishmash of decent quality kit from the late 40's through to the mid 70's but I quite like it like that.
Re: the honking rubbers - When these hoods finally die, I think I'll go for a set.
re: moulding, there used to be a US based guy on Classic Rendezvous who could occasionally be persuaded to run a batch of gum hoods but I think he only did Campag rather than the Universal and Weinmann units for us mortals...
Making moulds is relatively straightforward and cost effective in 3D printing world nowadays, I'm not sure where you find tough natural rubber in small batch sizes though.
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1947 predates those brake levers. The hoods were yet to be thought of.
If you want replacement hoods try this vendor. He made some off white ones for my Ace Special
It is my understanding that he has the moulds, and he has gum coloured material. Worth a try.
GB Standard levers were more commonplace in the immediate post-war period. And a shipment of my Shockstop 'Honking' rubbers will soon make the trip halfway around the world.
I have the moulds half made for the Shockstop bar end plugs. I just need some time.