Finally: a red Italian go-fast bike.
I found this on Craigslist a few states away, and finally negotiated a shipped price. Seller was a knowledgeable bike guy selling for the widow of the original owner. It came as a frame, fork, 600 headset, Cinelli stem and ergo bars, Super Record post and Sella Titanium seat. It has a few rust spots, some chips, and one small ding on the NDS chain stay, but my hope was that the original paint would be decent enough to do some touch up and not need a re-spray. Original seller pictures:





It arrived yesterday. Most of the dark stuff turned out to be dirt, though there were a dozen or so chips, and some sweat-rust. The rust on the chrome fork lug worried me the most, but after a few Naval Jelly treatments it is coming off nicely. A few preliminary shots after cleaning and little touch up. (I had some touch up automotive paint left over from a Vespa I had painted in Porsche Guards Red, which seems to be an almost exact match. Lucky me.)





From my stash, I plan on building it up with a mix of Super Record, C-Record, and 8-speed Ergos. More pics to come...