Originally Posted by
M A V
I think Athena in silver would be a must. On stainless steel, it would just be pure sex and honorable aesthetics to the history of the brand.
These are obviously priced for their intrinsic value rather than tangible. Where else will you get a modern Paramount? The limited run is likely due to the economy (it's a successful project if you get 50 buyers at $5k but not if you can't find 500 at $3k) and keeping appeal for the investment buyers. I would also say, although I haven't followed the industry as much lately so it could be true, if they're made these in the tradition of the classic Paramounts then it should be designed around a deconstructed Cologno
And for putting up with my word spillage, here's a pic of my '72
I do wonder if the price could be brought down into the neighborhood of $2500-3500, would making 750 framesets make it profitable? I think if it was in this range I'd be game to take the plunge.
One one of the pages "schwinnparamount" (Richard Schwinn?) says they might build more Paramounts. Maybe there is a possibility for one which is not quite so "special" as the limited 25.
Welcome to C&V and BF, BTW. Beautiful chrome '72! Show us more, please!