Originally Posted by
Chuckk
Here's a history of Billato that I rescued - they claim 12,000 Concordes:
"Bartali and Fausto Coppi on its roster. The emphasis was always on the high end, lightweight sector of the market, and the firm built around 12,000 frames for the Belgian Concorde marque, including the frames for Sean Kelly's PDM squad.
I think this is more like it: Billato built many, if not all, the high-end Concorde frames, and they also built many other brands, including the Ciocc brand after Pelizzoli sold the name. That "little Italian flag braze-on" showed up mainly on those 2 marques, but there were others (which were maybe or not Billato-built brands). The details are held close, neither Billato nor Pelizzoli broadcast much about it.