Well, I picked up a really tired Centurion today. The crankset is dated August 1976, so I am calling this bike a 1977 model for now. Bike is pretty light weight, with chrome fork and chrome stays and dropouts. The serial number is MF 00194.

Feedback so far is this is probably a 1977 Elite. Crankset may be the only original component on the bike.

While the frame is straight, the paint is shot, a fair amount of surface rust. I explained the condition to the owner, and offered donor pricing, as the wheels, crankset and brakes looked OK. Maybe I'll hang on to the frame and wait for the price of powder coating to drop low enough to make sense. It will get the oxalic acid treatment next time I do a campaign (I have three bikes to treat).