Hobbs Blue Riband

[stevevw]

Nice, although I'd be nervous that it fell off of that balcony/banister!!

Douglas
The pictures are from before I got it, so was not my problem. I would not have dared.

 

[stevevw]

Did they have metallic back then ? Probably not I would guess.

Mostly they used flamboyant on bikes but seeing as this has a metallic base I see no reason that metallic paint was not available. You have me thinking now will investigate further and report back.

 

[raleighnut]

My 68ish Carlton clubman is in mainly metallic green

 

[stevevw]

Metallic paint also known as polychromatic first used on a car as early as 1933. I have just checked my frame stash and have a 1948 Humber Clubman that is metallic light blue and a 1950 Lenton Sports that is polychromatic green both in original paint. So now happy that gunmetal grey is period correct as Hobbs advertising says any colour finish available.

 

[biggs682]

oh dear i need 5 mins talking to myself in the toilet

 

[stevevw]

Biggsy
You owe me, I have just spat a mouthful of Red over my phone.