[QUOTE=oldbikenewbike;21648945]According to the Catalog page, the '79 model had chrome tip forks. So I guess that my frame was a left over and sold as a 1980 model.
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Could be, or you may have a replacement fork from 1980. Catalogs photos are just a mock up though with a disclaimer saying that things are subject to change. The chrome on the fork tips is something that may have been eliminated mid year. Raleigh is famous for catalog discrepancies, as are a lot of other companies. The serial number is how you know for sure when this bike was built.
Edit: I just looked through the 1979 catalog for the USA market and it doesn’t list nor depict chrome fork ends. The Super Grand Prix has them but not the Super Course. You’re bike frame is catalog accurate and beautiful.