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me too, it's been tempting me, especially if the price stays low...
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I don't have the space really to lay it out like that, it would have to be in the house and if the cat found it It would be doomed. Also, even if I do have the time, I'm not entirely sure I have the patience! I could try on a cheap sacrificial AW though first I suppose....
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AH!, it' that bike stripped-I didn't make that connection, had watched it as a whole bike as well)
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3 speed AM is meant to be good, although my (coincidentally 1947) example has seized fast, probably due to a pawl spring disaster, and needs sending off to be fixed, so they aren't fool proof. I think AW and maybe FW's are solid and can go on for ever as long as aforementioned pawls don't wear (maybe an AM as a club gear would see heavier use than an AW off a utilitarian bike such as an old Raleigh sit up and beg?) AC's are fiddly and on some models are very very close ratios. ASC's are obviously a different story as fixed but mine is fun, WHEN I can get it set right. TF's are Hilary Stone's favourite Sturmey but are really a 30s gear.
Sheldon Brown's big table of Sturmey models is very useful. Find it here: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet_s-a-hubs.html#tbfcSO, I'd say an AW is the safest bet but if you fancy something more exotic try and get one with as little use as possible, the problem being there is No real way of knowing the amount of use one has had as you can't see any wear externally really at all by the very nature of an internal hub gear. I think they are a bit of a fiddly nightmare to service but instructions and excellent exploded diagrams can be readily found on the internet.-Check 'Hadlands Blog ' and Sheldon Brown. I have toyed with the idea of fixing my stuck AM my self, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea and I should probably send it off to be fixed by a pro!) IF you are a more patient and methodical person than than me with a keener engineering mind than perhaps give it a go if you can find a cheap one. -the issue being here you really need to build it into a wheel and test ride it in anger to uncover any lurking problems, by which time it is rather disheartening to have to take it apart and try to salvage it!
Don't be put off though, they have a lovely simplicity all of there own when working, and you learn to love the gentle tick they make as you ride along.....
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Lovely big frame. I'm unfamiliar with the maker but looks to be lovely quality https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elliotts-1951-Vintage-Bicycle-Frame-531-tubing-24-Made-in-Gillingham-Kent/193476246735?hash=item2d0c153ccf:g:hGEAAOSwVStextVf
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That's a nice colour, should look good. You thinking of getting any box lining of fancy lining done as well or just the lug lining?
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Definitely worth doing up-try and restore, cleanup and keep ALL the original parts though. It will be far far better (And worth far more most likely if you do decide to sell it on). Don't touch that chrome though it is good as is. It's nice to see a full bike of that age with a good bit of 'patina' to it all together still., and really rather rare, so it would be a crime to muck around with it too much. What is it, do you know?
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Which Challenge tubulars are you using and how do they ride?
-I was looking at getting a few for two of my bikes.
Nice large RO Harrison.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-R-O-HARRISON-BIKE-FRAME-23-5-INS/153948968009?hash=item23d812d449:g:sgEAAOSw1T1ezicD