Curmudgeon in Training
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Rural Retreat, VA
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Bikes: 1974 Gazelle Champion Mondial, 2010 Cannondale Trail SL, 1988 Peugeot Nice, 1992ish Stumpjumper Comp,1990's Schwinn Moab
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The part about chroming is right from what I know. An example: Chevrolet trucks had the same body style from 1941 until 1947. The 1941 models had a chrome grille. War years, they came with painted grilles. The chrome grilles then showed up after the war again.