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230 L - 1962
| Delivered
in November 1962, to Messrs. Herman & Irmgard of Oakland Calfornia
USA, this Flying Scot remains almost as it was on the day it was
built. A fine example of perhaps the best of Rattray's made-to-order
machines, where the customer worked with the company to specify
almost every component |
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Virtually
all of Rattray's frames equipped with centre-pull brakes
used this style of bridge to provide the cable boss for
the rear brake, which was produced in-house.
Note
also in the above photograph, the placement of the '531'
transfer, at the rear of the seat tube. This was a common
location on many machines, and not only Scot's, but where
the trend came from, who knows ?.
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| The
'Lucifer' dynamo is attached via a braze-on bracket to the
left hand fork leg, supplying power to the front and rear
Lucifer lamps. |
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| Classic
bar-end gear changers, and M.A.F.A.C. tandem brakes, attached
perhaps unusually for a British machine, to braze-on pivots on
the fork legs. |
| The
fitment of a Huret 1200 'Allvit' rear derailleur, Campagnolo 'Record'
front, and Stronglight cranks was arrived at through what was
then available, and also what actually worked. Although 'TA' cranks
had been specified, none were available in the triple-ring arrangement
required, so alloy Stronglight cranks were fitted instead. The
customer also specified 'French' pattern dual-cable Cyclo gears
however when supplied, along with a modified front changer, the
cable pull was so extended, that the cable pulled out the derailleur.
Even the ubiqutous Cyclo Benelux changer struggled with the requirement
for a 5-speed 13-28 freewheel, married to 40-50-60 triple chainwheels.
The combination of Huret rear derailleur and Campagnolo front
was found to work best. |
| Rattray's
produced the front and rear tubular racks in-house, which in this
case were specially made to accomodate the M.A.F.A.C. brakes and
the fitting of the front and rear lamps. |
Big Gears : 40-50-60
teeth !
| Made-to-Measure
and individual specification, didn't come cheap. This machine
cost over £ 64, far in excess of an off-the-peg Flying Scot
Continental Supreme that came in at £ 33. Added to this
of course was £8 for packing and shipping, making a total
of £ 72. How this was arrived at can be seen from the original
invoice documents seen below. |
Photographs
etc. courtesy of Mike Fennelly
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