Identifying this 1950s Viking

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

It does look like a Pro @vcballbat

 

[straightpullspoke3]

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It does look like a Pro @vcballbat

Those serials are only valid for 1973-1980s I believe, as described at https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/dating.html. From images of other early 70s Pros with the fastback seat stays, lugs, sloping fork crown etc, it certainly looks identical to a Pro. This page https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/professional.html also describes another 1971 frame with F#### serial number. I cannot find much on Fred Baker cycles selling re-badged versions though, only a Facebook post showing an old 1970s Raleigh brochure from the shop, stamped also with their address.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Those serials are only valid for 1973-1980s I believe, as described at https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/dating.html. From images of other early 70s Pros with the fastback seat stays, lugs, sloping fork crown etc, it certainly looks identical to a Pro. This page https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/professional.html also describes another 1971 frame with F#### serial number. I cannot find much on Fred Baker cycles selling re-badged versions though, only a Facebook post showing an old 1970s Raleigh brochure from the shop, stamped also with their address.

Yes

 

[juvela]

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as recalled, '70-'71 was first year for Brampton Victor seat stay treatment

here in the states we received a limited edition Pro liveried in mink with silver panels for '69-'70 which had a "normal" seat stay treatment

this was a batch of 500 so stated in the U.S. market catalogue of the day


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