Current Projects chat and miscellany

humm... if it doesn't fit, what's the point of spending money on it and then selling it?

You won't make anything on it.

EDIT: looking at the other pictures more closely, I think you are much better off cleaning it properly and polishing it. Then strip, clean, regrease, and reassemble with new versions of the basics (bar tape, tyres, etc). No benefit in respraying or changing many (if any of the parts) imo

restore ftw.

You wouldn't believe just how bad that paint is. Original colour was post box red I thought it was brown (still in touch with the original owner). Depending on the price I would like it to be a bright metallic red with white head tube and seat tube band and perhaps gold lug lining.

I won't make money as these things tend to be rather expensive but it's for love not money.

It will be a sympathetic resto job with period'ish parts and look the business hopefully.

those etched bars are lush, never seen detail like that before. Are they done by hand or rolled on by machine?

I think they're Dawes engarved bars and yes the most stunning bars I've ever seen.