Originally Posted by
wahoonc
I ain't THAT OLD....yet.
Look for old catalogue pictures and Raleigh Ads. I know for quite a while they came with Dunlop tyres with a white strip on them, the Schwalbe Marathon with the reflective stripe looks decent from a distance.
Aaron
Aaron -
I took your advice and searched for old Raleigh ads and catalogs. This is what I came up with:
Raleigh 1937 Golden Arrow Catalog Page - (Can't tell what color of tires they had).
Aaron - I took your advice and did some searching- here is what I came up with:
'34 Advert with gumwalls
Dated '32 parts catalog - with gumwalls
30's Raleigh poster - with gumwalls
c. 1940 Advert - STILL with gumwalls
1954 Raleigh Sports advert - NOW WITH BLACKWALLS!
What I conclude from this little study is that pre-War Raleighs used gumwall tires, and by rights, my 38 Golden Arrow should have Panaracer Col de Vie's, to look as period correct as possible.
Post war - (or at least by around the time my Sports was built), black walls were being spec'd.
- My only remaining dilemma is that I am
so used to seeing all black tires on all old
Raleighs, that I half-wonder if they will look strange.