I have a 600 arabesque group sitting in a box right now. It's pretty but I would ride cyclone or superbe over it any day. I keep the group thinking I'll find a pretty Japanese frame to hang it on some day. I also have a nuovo record rd that I keep just because it is so beautiful and because it represents an era of beautiful lugged road bikes to me.

The 600 tricolor group however (8s STI) is easy on the eyes and performs very well... Not all that vintage but I think 8s stuff sort of bridges the gap.