Originally Posted by
gridplan
I would contend that for a given model year something central to the frame, like the cutout on a head tube lug, would not vary by importer. I'm guessing too the fork crown for that year would also be consistent. But if I could find Guerciotti catalogs from '82 & '83, TSD or not, it would help to prove or disprove that. From what I read on the CR list, the frames came to TSD with primer already on them; that TSD's responsibilities centered around checking the frames' alignment and painting them.
I think what Kurts trying to say is that TSD may have requested a certain specification outside of Guerciottis normal production. In other words, TSD may not have imported 'off the rack' frames. We dont know with all certainty where some of thses bikes came from. People may have brought them back from Europe after being in the miltary, working there or vacationing. I doubt we'll ever really know the specifics of the beginnigs of the TSD era.