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While clearly not mint there’s not too much there that’d overly concern me and maybe even some stuff to reassure.
The bb shell looks pretty crusty inside but that’ll likely clean up with some effort. I have a wire brush that’s like a metal version of a bottle brush, can stick it in a drill, ideal for this job.
That photo also shows a fairly clean looking inside of a chainstay so that’s something to be happy about.
The stuff around the fork crown also looks like it’d clean off, obviously the chrome will be a bit knacked but the crown is a solid cast piece so I wouldn’t worry about structural integrity there.
The downtube is a bit of a bummer but maybe more due to the paint being onto of chrome and the chrome not being that great depending on the age of the frame? When did the good chemicals start to get banned?! There’s tricks for cleaning up chrome, scrunched up tinfoil?
Over all, I’d give it a bit of elbow grease to clean it up, some lacquer or something to try and delay it getting any worse and a good fill up with Dinitrol or frame saver to stop it rusting from the inside out. Do that and it’ll likely keep going for a while yet.
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So, I got that frame, but it's in worse nick than I first thought. Ding might be the least of my worries - see pics.
I really love these Concorde frames and this paint job in particular, so really want to do something with it. Maybe a bit of a ratty single speed pub bike? Am I wasting my time? Is it beyond (economical) help?
Any advice or recommendations very welcome please, I'm way out of my depth here!
Thanks