Jerry,
Your frame and fork transfers are both identical to my 1975 Raleigh Pro. I'm fairly confident mine are original, and the serial # indicates 1975, WD500...
David Snyder
Auburn, CA, USA
>I bought a 1974 Raleigh International frameset from Jason Cloutier at last
>year's Larz swap. It was cheap, mostly because of a large dent in the top
>tube. I plan to have the dent repaired by a framebuilder/painter on the
>list. This will require replacing at least some decals, and I may have the
>frame clearcoated to protect them.
>
> I now have some question about the 531 decal on this frame. It has old
> style, simple fork decals like this:
>
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
>
> But the frame decal is a "intermediate" one like this:
>
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
>
> The fork decal that matches this frame decal is this more elaborate one
> (only in English):
>
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
>
> I'm suspicious now that he frame decal is not correct, particularly as I
> think 1974 is too early for the intermediate decal referring to "Reynolds
> Tube Co." Further, I suspect that the frame decal is a reproduction, as
> it is square, while I've been told by several list members that their
> original "Reynolds Tube Co." frame decals are wider than they are high.
>
> Can anyone tell me whether a 1974 Raleigh should have the simpler earlier
> 531 decals, or the "intermediate" Reynolds Tube Co. decals? If some of
> the 531 decals on the frame are incorrect, I'd like to have correct ones
> applied when the frame is repaired.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX