It took twenty years of planning and one year to actually get it done, but now I am finally finished.
This is my vintage 'pride and joy'; my 1960 Modell Campagnolo Capo.
Capo bicycles is an Austrian company founded in 1930 by Otto Cap; Hence Cap-O , Capo. And that's about all I know about the early history of the company itself. I acquired my Capo in the mid-80's from a gentleman who delivered bread to the restaurant where I worked at the time. I went to his house to buy some 'top of the line' racing bike when he mentioned that he also has 'this old rusty thing' he'd part with for 250 bucks. Needless to say I bought the old cotter-pinned classic with the intention of restoring it, but before I did I put thousands of miles on it and even managed to earn a few trophies with it. We have a lot of history together.
When I finally committed to restoring my old friend I decided to go all out. I had Cyclart repaint the frame and pin-stripe around the lugs, and duplicate all the really cool decals. They did a great job. I also carefully cleaned and polished what I could save of the original parts. The rest I acquired through the internet and, of course, through Ebay.
So, 25 hundred dollars later here it is. Maybe I spent too much time and money on it, I don't know, but that's not a concern since I plan on owning it for the rest of my life.