3wheeler7 wrote:
I believe - and am open to further suggestions - that it is a late pre-war RRA frame, possibly 1939/1940ish but it's hard to pin it down to a specific year as there are a few things that don't quite add up. Anyway I'll not bore you with these details (unless you particularly want to know).
Back to the bike, it's definitely a Record Ace frame set.
Looks nice!
Date-wise I think that's probably correct. Assuming the fork belongs with the frame, the head clip headset and the position of the fork bend are consistent with late 30s. Pre-war usually has chromework on it, but early post-war doesn't because of the chromium shortages. I haven't see that style rear mudguard eyes before. Late 30s usually had the long slotted type - but I'm by no means an expert. I take it you've been through the early Raleigh catalogues etc and found the frame number?