It's the original paint. What's more ironic is that the person who sold it to me, used to be on Tommy Avenia's racing team. He had bought this bike from him in 69-70. What are the chances of that! Since this is the same frame that I used to own, I was going to re paint the frame the same Champaign Colour Scheme their racing team used. But, I already have one in that colour scheme shown in the picture. The white and red scheme is very rare. I've seen them in other colours, but not like this one... Thanks for your interest...

Philo