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@lesterama
Too many projects, so gotta let this one go.
Geoffrey Butler 531 track frame and forks, almost certainly '70s, going by the details. It has been resprayed sometime in the distant past.
I've used it as a fixed road for the past year or so. It's a comfortable and predictable ride - they'd nailed track geometry by the '70s. It's just a touch smaller than ideal for me.
Measurements:
Seat tube 56.5 cm c-t (54.5 cm c-c)
Top tube 55.5 cm c-c
Head tube 13.4 cm
Needs 38mm of stack on the headset.
Features:
Wraparound seat stays
Rounded stay ends
Round fork blades
Interesting lugs
Drilled for a recessed front brake
It will take 28mm tyres - comfortably on the front, tight on the back (you'll probably need the wheel a few mm back).
There are a few scrapes to the paint. Nothing out of the ordinary. No dents that I could spot.
The rear bridge has been drilled, but off centre, unfortunately. Doesn't look to have had a rear brake in it since the respray.