Some more reference pics of a 1950 GF.
A lot of lining for someone to do Steverat .
But is it an ORIGINAL 1950 golden flash or a 1950 Golden Flash that has been repainted 25 times ?
Having seen an original one before it got repainted ( which was crime ) the finish was deep with a greenish tinge which made it look metallic because the black undercoat shows through the top coat .
I have also seen a 54 flash ( mine ) which was a one owner bike before I got it.
Again the tank & forks were beige over black & looked stunning ( between the stone chips & rust ) the oil tank & guards had a cream undercoat and looks a totally different colour.
From memory professional painter call it base coat bleed through.
I am fairly sure the West Coast USA bikes all had black frames from the get go having met an original owner who swears his bike had a black frame, not sure about the East Coast.
And of course I did post the 58 catalogues.
We might also take a moment to reflect upon the fact that we are talking about a 1958 bike, not a 1950 bike .
Then there are sources.
What BSA published is a primary source and should be correct ( some times )
What newspapers & magazines OF THE PERIOD published would be considered secondary unless they were describing the bike they were given to test ride, which might or might not be an accurate example of what the factory actually made.
After that everything is tertiary and highly suspect unless it is foot noted with a refference back to the original material.
Lots of books are very very much wrong & Bacon is the perfect example .
I have some of the material that he reprinted and it is not what he said it was and of course iis limited to UK models and UK models alone because it was derrived form UK press releases about UK HOME MARKET bikes and the bike in question is GERMAN which could very well be in GENERAL EXPORT TRIM , not UK 1950 trim.
And of course a digital camera does not record TRUE COLOURS and on top of that computer screens all render colour differently so trying to determine the actual colour of anything off a computer image is a fools errand.
There is a reason why printers have $ 5000 computer screens and calibrate them almost daily if not more often.