I asked the seller and he stated that the decals applied after the paint were "exactly what was on there". He also confirmed that the fork was half chrome. I'll buy the TdF decals, but the tubing decal seems unlikely. It's en route to me now and I'll post better pics next week.

I found that my 62cm Jeunet 620 was probably the most flexy frame I've ridden. This Gitane is a tad smaller. We'll see.

I'm surprised at the geometry of this bike. I haven't done any calculations, but it would seem to have very low trail.