GT scrap yard find

[Greengage]

Called in to my local scrap yard to see if anyone had scrapped some chain (they did - 6m of 15mm chain to my delight). On my way out I spotted this sitting on a pile of scrap. Asked the owner and he said a bloke from the local university dropped 25 bikes off yesterday this being one of them. Said it was free to good home! Not sure what to do. Thinking a townie cruiser!

 

[Greengage]

Don’t know a lot of about GT’s but the welds looks superb and the dropouts are really neat.

 

[2manyoranges]

It's a towards the low end but of course still nice

I am more interested in your pickup....difficult to discern which model

 

[Once A Hero]

Interesting paint job!
Shame they didn't bother to remove the headset cups, or mask the bottom bracket threads which suggests it's not been built up since it was painted. Perhaps it was an art class project?

 

[Greengage]

It's a towards the low end but of course still nice

I am more interested in your pickup....difficult to discern which model

Haha it’s a mk7 hilux!

 

[Greengage]

Interesting paint job!
Shame they didn't bother to remove the headset cups, or mask the bottom bracket threads which suggests it's not been built up since it was painted. Perhaps it was an art class project?

I thought something like that. Most bike people would know to remove the cups and mask the threads

 

[novocaine]

I thought something like that. Most bike people would know to remove the cups and mask the threads

meh, chase the threads easy enough and the cups have kept the paint out the head tube. lazy is as lazy does.

nice frame for free, give it a clear coat and rock it as is.

 

[2manyoranges]

Haha it’s a mk7 hilux!

Excellent!

 

[kingoffootball]

If you can read the frame number on the bottom bracket shell then that will give more clues as to the ID.

 

[jonnyboy666]

first thing i thought of was an old Karakorum i had, i bought it used but i think it was a 1999 and it was red, so i went looking around that year model, i couldn't find one that looked like the one i had but i did find this pic which has a brazed seat clamp, which has a title on the pic of 1999 model but it's black. the clamp looks the same though.