Avocet Aussie classic steel frame - 595mm CTC - £100

EDITED WITH PRICE DROP: NOW £50 if collected from Norwich - Otherwise it will go to the local cycle support charity.

This is a really nice frame in original paint from Australia. Made by a renowned bike shop it seems. Not associated with the bike computer company.
It looks way worse in the pictures below - it's actually very smart and presentable after I cleaned it! See picture in the second post below.
Headset is ok. All threads are good. No dents or cracks or rust issues. Solid and straight frame

ST: 595 CTC
TT: 570mm
HT 190mm

£130 > £120 > £100 - With £30 > now £50 donation to the red cross included - receipt will be sent to buyer.
Please cover paypal fees ontop. Or cash.
Located in Norwich, but can be collected from Harlow, Essex. Or possibly East London if very near the A12

I started a build thread but I ran out of momentum and just got a Dave Yates that fits slightly better.
More pics and information here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/370460/#comment16330424

'Avocet' frame was made in Australia, not something we see very often in the UK I don't think! - Claremont (a suburb of Perth, Western Australia) shop owned/operated by John Sampson. One person told me that a guy called Stan Lang may have built for the shop, but no proof. I got it from a guy who was an amateur racer in the 80's. He got it from a friend and did a couple of TT's on it and told me some stories. He said it was Columbus tubing, but Avocet also used Ishiwata 019 and reynolds 753... so this could be anything I suppose.

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Thanks to @hippy who dug up some of this information in the other thread.
A picture of it part-built below. It's sold with no parts apart from old headset.

http://ctawa.asn.au/ctawa_files/newslett­er/087-1989-april-may.pdf

https://philipganderton.com/personal-pag­es/bicycles/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steele_Bis­hop

In the world championships in Zurich in 1983 Bishop reached his zenith, retiring shortly after while at the peak of his career: riding in the 5000 metre Individual pursuit on a specially built pursuit bicycle made in Switzerland by Leo Estermann in 1981. The bicycle was badged Malvern Star by sponsor General Accessories, and later rebadged Steele Bishop. The Estermann stamp on the head tube remains.

A crack in the unusual stem was rectified by Avocet Cycles, owned and operated by John Sampson in Claremont Western Australia (no longer in business). The bicycle was relatively small framed against the powerfully built Bishop and featured aerodynamic tubing to reduce wind resistance. The bicycle, now part of the collection of the Western Australian Museum, is on display at the WA Museum Boola Bardip site in the Perth Cultural Centre.

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Interesting bike, nice colour, wrong size. Have an Aussie bump. Makes me wonder what happened to the NotAGibson that I brought over to UK from Oz?

Thanks :)
Yeah, I haven't seen many frames in this colour.
Now £120
Will donate £50 of sale proceeds to red cross disaster relief.

UPDATED TO £100 - 50% to charity.
I'm in London on Friday 24th if it suits to meet
CATFORD AREA 11am-2pm
LEYTONSTONE AREA 3pm-5pm,

Or Norwich Anytime
Or Harlow Essex, anytime
Or I can post for £40
otherwise I'll hang onto it.

Updated to £50 if collected from Norwich, otherwise it's going to the local cycle support charity.
Just need the space now.

Sold! Thanks