Guess what fell onto my doorstep this morning?

barry2017

Old School Grand Master
A 1950s/60s Lenton.
I bought this ages ago (when I was still buying stuff), and the seller dragged his heels a bit (he's been ill, so that's OK), but it arrived this morning.
Dropout's bent, though. :?
Is this something I could straighten myself? I'm not going to run gears, so I don't have to worry about the mech twisting the chain out of alignment. I would get it reset by a shop with the proper tool if it was bent and I was using a derralieur, but if nothing attached to the dropout is attached to the chain, is that so important?
 
Sorted the dropouts. I have to be honest, I didn't realise it was designed for 27 x 1 1/4" wheels. Not even sure it's a Lenton now. Bummer.
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Still, it's got a certain rustic charm. I like the wraparound seatstay, very 1960s.
I think this will become a fixed gear.
 
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