1935 Raleigh Golden Arrow Super Sport Project! Amazing condition!

[shadaboot27]

Right so it's time to start the Golden Arrow thread. I bought this at a car boot sale for an absolute steal! Some one should call the police as Iv'e basically stolen it ahah. It's a 1935 Raleigh Golden Arrow Super Sport and it's in absolutely stunning condition for it age! It looks to me like it was bought new in 1935, used for about a year then spent the rest of it's life being dry stored and not used! You can tell it hasn't been messed about with and had work done or parts changed on it. Everything on it is totally original, down to every nut and bolt! It even has the original drum brake cables, Bell, Bluemels Pump, tool kit, trouser clips, everything! And the paintwork and decals are almost mint too!

Here is what it looked like as I bought it:

 

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Today I got started on cleaning it up, I started off by taking the whole bike apart. I've never had to do this so carefully before! As Iv'e never had a bike this old, rare and in such good condition!





I got some of the parts cleaned up and put back on the frame, I also flipped the bars back round the way that they should be:











This is as far as I have got with it, I will get more done tomorrow and post up the progress. Let me know what you think

 

[AndyRM]

Stunning. Great work so far. Looking forward to seeing further progress.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Lucky Barstard .... beautiful.

 

[RWright]

nice work

 

[Cycleops]

Wow! Fantastic.

 

[Nidge]

Nice job, love the gear shifter

 

[shadaboot27]

I bought it to do up and sell as it has a very small 21'' frame so I thought it would be too small for me. But I gave it a quick ride and it's actually quite comfortable, the frame is small but if I put the stem and saddle up high it fit's me quite well so I think this is defiantly a keeper!

 

[uphillstruggler]

that really is a thing of rear beauty.

good luck with the rest of the project.

 

[Spokesmann]

A superb steal!

 

[John the Canuck]

i bet the pump alone is worth more than you paid for it........................

very nice

a 'keeper''

 

[shadaboot27]

i bet the pump alone is worth more than you paid for it........................

very nice

a 'keeper''

Yeah I think it is

 

[BrianEvesham]

Fantastic.

 

[growingvegetables]

Beautiful!

With apologies for the puddles of drool now appearing across the bottom of your screen.