Originally Posted by T-Mar

That's really interesting. The frame was manufactured in July 1973, yet it has the decal for the 1973 Road World Championships which were held September 02, 1973 in Barcelona (and which Felice Gimondi won on a Bianchi). Obviously, the bicycle was not completed and shipped until after September 02. Typically, a bicycle completed that late in the year would be a 1974 model.