Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
Well here is my new project a Catalina, warts and all... more warts than anything! This is a 21-1/2" frame and is on a L prefix, so 1963 - same age as me. It has Capella lugs, chromed on the headstock. BB shell has Oscar egg lugs. Drop outs are Cyclo. Brazed on gear and brake fittings, with a braze on boss for the gear lever... hope the thread is OK! The frame has a lot of original paint and a lot more of extra paint in addition - much of it very rough and it clearly has had some sort of reaction from the wrinkling I can see on the surface. Head lugs are superb - I will carefully clean these and repaint the head stock tube by hand. The rest of the frame will be completely stripped by hand and I will clean, prime and paint myself.
News decals will be sought from H Lloyd Cycles. Im going to restore to near(ish) spec, although I fully intend to use a lot of good stuff I have kicking around the workshop, inc 3-pin steel cottered chainset, Weinmann 999 CP brakes and other bits and bobs. The rest I will source from Ebay, shops and other suppliers. This will be a long project with the frame being my most challenging part. The frame is marked/stamped - any help on these would be appreciated.
Sadly the forks were 'lost' by the courier company and I think there is little chance of them turning up. I do have the forks in the picture. These are from a 1971 Continental I had kicking around in the store, fortunately the frame is the same size as this one, sadly they don't have chrome fork tips. I have another set with chrome fork tips, however they are from a 22-1/2" Corsa frame but the steerer tube is too long.
Apologies for the large amount of images, I need record all the detailing to get this back to as near original condition as I can...
News decals will be sought from H Lloyd Cycles. Im going to restore to near(ish) spec, although I fully intend to use a lot of good stuff I have kicking around the workshop, inc 3-pin steel cottered chainset, Weinmann 999 CP brakes and other bits and bobs. The rest I will source from Ebay, shops and other suppliers. This will be a long project with the frame being my most challenging part. The frame is marked/stamped - any help on these would be appreciated.
Sadly the forks were 'lost' by the courier company and I think there is little chance of them turning up. I do have the forks in the picture. These are from a 1971 Continental I had kicking around in the store, fortunately the frame is the same size as this one, sadly they don't have chrome fork tips. I have another set with chrome fork tips, however they are from a 22-1/2" Corsa frame but the steerer tube is too long.
Apologies for the large amount of images, I need record all the detailing to get this back to as near original condition as I can...
. Carlton just managed to fit in the head badge, smaller frames had the points of the lugs filed off. Carlton detailing always makes me smile, the Capella lug transfer on the seat tube is a classic, I wonder if H Lloyd do it?
