[david james]

interesting looking on ebay, for the first time in weeks there are more newer moultons (non f-frames) than f-frames.of course the newer ones seem to be in the £1500-£4000 bracket and hang around for a long time with one in particular at an eye watering £15000 that has been relisted more times than i can remember.is this a sign f-frames are getting scarcer?

[Ian]

What tends to happen is people see something they have sell for ‘good money’ and jump on the band-wagon and list theirs. Currently we may have a plethora of spaceframes listed for some reason. But there really is not a ‘scarcity’ of F-frames. I think there are plenty of them still to be uncovered in sheds and garages (as well as mined from Moultoneers ‘collections! 😉 ) .

But be careful as there are a fair few out there that might be a bit ‘far gone’ to be re-cycled – I had acquired an old Series 1 Deluxe that I have recently dismantled and on dismantling a VAST quantity of rust came out of the frame tubes! Each frame really does deserve inspection before paying ‘ebay prices’ for – they have not all been stored in the dry, low humidity and not all were preserved, well greased, before being abandoned……

[Alexander Johnston]

There seems to be a never ending supply of rusty F frames and a never ending supply of Barns in which to find them.

[david james]

probably not a bad idea to coat the insides of the frame with “waxoyl” or something similar to help prevent further rusting, this is what they put in the cills of classic cars

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