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For (reluctant) sale Make: Claud Butler Model: ‘Tour of Britain’ (1956) Date of original purchase: June 18th 1956, from Rainbow Stores of Gravesend Paperwork/provenance: Original HP agreement, paying in book and Claud Butler guarantee certificate with matching frame number. Claud Butler...

Hi In 2021 I posted a thread trying to find out about my late Dad's Claude Butler bicycle. I was trying to find out what model it was and when it was made by the frame number (5683287) Original thread: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/claud-butler-mystery-model-1950s.430448/#post-3145730...

I'll get some close ups .. . .

Okay thanks. I'll take a look . .

Hi Peachy/Peter - Was the colour scheme unusual - I did see an ebay Claud with a very similar look - see attached. It's the only CB picture that I can find that looks 'the same' ish, albeit that the way the frame joins together is more ornate on this than on my da'd bike and most of the running...

Thanks - He was very fit and bought the bike in his very early twenties. He was also ran cross country for his county so was used to a hard slog!

Really fascinating, and thanks to the experts for their views - it seems a real puzzle but nonetheless whoever did the in-shop paint job was a proper professional as it has lasted 60 years and still looks great. As to the bike It is likley that it will become a wall ornament but if I did decide...

Hi all First time post so be nice.:) My dad passed with CV19 in Dec last year and left me his pride and joy of which I have attached some pictures. I have had Northwood Cycles refurbish the running gear and give it a very decent (but sympathetic) clean up. Now I need help to identify it...