Overall I have had good luck with some incredibly bad packing jobs. Glad you were lucky with this one!
With brifters, it will be a real sweet ride. I converted my 91 Waterford Paramount to RSX 7 speed brifters then to Shimano 600 8 speed brifters, I love it.
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1971 Paramount P-13 Chrome
1973 Paramount P-15 Opaque Blue
1974 Raleigh Professional Blue Mink
1991 Waterford Paramount
Holland Titanium Dura Ace Group
Holland Titanium Ultegra Triple Group