How Old Raleigh 531

[Cowie]

Trying to find out how old my 531 Raleigh is? Can't understand the online frame number guides.

Raleigh gold number seat tube sticker 00100831

Frame number- WB8000106

 

[Cowie]

Re:

Another pic of my Reynolds 532 Raleigh

 

[Midlife]

W= Worksop but really Nottingham built after 1981
B= month of manufacture so February
8= 1978 or 1988 take your pick.........1988 at a wild guess

the rest of the number is a unique serial number for the bean counters at Raleigh.

Shaun

 

[Cowie]

I've just found it in the 1987 catalogue in the archive galary