Christopher
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Want want want! What lovely bikes in this thread...
I'm a newbie here so bare with me if I am asking a pre answered question. Are the Corsa sticker available from anyone? Like many here I had a corsa around 1971 and dumped it in a clear out 10 / 15 years ago (ahhh) I have recently re-kindled my interest in cycling and have a strong desire to build a replica.
My bike was my means of school transport and I litreraly worn the poor thing out.
In the last 10 years the internet has made retro bike re-builds viable and i am looking forward to the challenge.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Regards Garry
As Baggy says, my bronze Corsa further up the page is wearing decals from Lloyds http://www.hlloydcycles.com/ - the quality of these was excellent and although it's nerve wracking, placing the lettering on top of the chrome base layer, it's possible to get great results. Give Lloyds a call if you're thinking about picking up some decals, as they don't list them in the catalogue. They do the red/white/blue ones that are correct for mauve Corsas as well as the Italian themed ones that my bronze Corsa is wearing.
Post some pictures too!
Yes, so (from memory - I've sold the bike now!) for the Carlton script on the down tube you get a self adhesive chrome sausage shape, then a separate cream sausage shape with red / green outlines on it, and cut outs where the chrome colour shows, such as on the letters. The second layer is on a translucent paper backing so that you can position it correctly over the chrome base.
The (vinyl?) sheet that the decals are made from is very thin, and although you'll always know there are two separate components to the decal, its not really obvious.
I think the only gap is that Lloyds don't do the top tube decal with model name, though they do produce a generic "Carlton - Truewel" one in the correct size / style...