1955 Raleigh Lenton Sports



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MarkK

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I don't know if this would be of interest to anyone here. A family member
left an old bike, which he purchased new in around 1955 when he was about
19. It's been sitting in a shed since he died a few years ago and we're
wondering what to do with it. A quick Google suggests that there may be
collectors out there.

I've taken a few photos and stuck them on my webspace so people can have a
look:
http://www.btinternet.com/~randomeyes/Raleigh/index.htm

There's some background info here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/lenton-kohler.html
And here:
http://oldroads.com/ra_sn.asp (the frame number data here suggests 1954/5)

Apart from the seat, it looks largely original and isn't far off being
usable. The owner was a mechanical engineer who kept it well lubed as you
can see from the photos.

We're not sure whether to refurbish it (rims, tyres, tubes, cables, etc) or
sell it to someone who'd appreciate it more. Could stick it on eBay, but a
search for completed listings doesn't yield much of help. Any suggestions as
to value, etc? It's located near London in the UK.

Thanks,

Mark
 
"MarkK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I don't know if this would be of interest to anyone here. A family member
> left an old bike, which he purchased new in around 1955 when he was about
> 19. It's been sitting in a shed since he died a few years ago and we're
> wondering what to do with it. A quick Google suggests that there may be
> collectors out there.

1) He appears to have ridden it quite a bit. It certainly is a collector's
item.

2) Try advertising it on mailing list at http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
 
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:44:35 +0100, "MarkK" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I don't know if this would be of interest to anyone here. A family member
>left an old bike, which he purchased new in around 1955 when he was about
>19. It's been sitting in a shed since he died a few years ago and we're
>wondering what to do with it. A quick Google suggests that there may be
>collectors out there.
>
>I've taken a few photos and stuck them on my webspace so people can have a
>look:
>http://www.btinternet.com/~randomeyes/Raleigh/index.htm
>
>There's some background info here:
>http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/lenton-kohler.html
>And here:
>http://oldroads.com/ra_sn.asp (the frame number data here suggests 1954/5)
>
>Apart from the seat, it looks largely original and isn't far off being
>usable. The owner was a mechanical engineer who kept it well lubed as you
>can see from the photos.
>
>We're not sure whether to refurbish it (rims, tyres, tubes, cables, etc) or
>sell it to someone who'd appreciate it more. Could stick it on eBay, but a
>search for completed listings doesn't yield much of help. Any suggestions as
>to value, etc? It's located near London in the UK.
>
>Thanks,
>
Too bad it's not in Canada
>Mark
>

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