Thanks all. Let's see. yes, tubulars with Mavic rims would have been original spec. The guy I got it from said he didn't want tubulars so ordered it with clinchers and thus the Rigida rims. Nuovo Tipo hubs were an option back then, I suppose. Not sure of the year so I didn't want to mention it as saying anything definitive usually starts a back n' forth. I think it is a 71 or 72, according to Chas' interesting posts on the subject. Funny, Leicalad but I didn't even really examine the hub locknuts when I re-assembled the hubs, but I don't remember any dates on the nuts. Were Nuovo Tipo hubs dated? or only Nuovo Records? And yes, thanks, I'll post if over at GitaneUSA. Good idea. One other little detail. You'll see I've put the smallest Stronglight chainrings on there I could find. originals are in the box. I think the small ring is something like a 34 or 36! Not sure where I found that. Oh, and ...Cccantanese, those are Nitto mustache bars, dare I admit it ...placed upside down. As for polishing all the aluminum, I will say, it was a chore but not too much so as the bike was in very good condition. Hubs were a breeze. Cranks less so and have a bit of spotting on them. Brake calipers were left as found, just cleaned up a bit. No polish. Thanks again everyone.