The really old Centurions you see around -- the ones with the paint job and decal lettering that look like a Raleigh Grand Prix -- were actually intended to be imported and sold by Raleigh (this recounted to me by my LBS guy who was a Raleigh dealer then). Apparently at the last minute Raleigh (in an example of their stellar business acumen) decided they didn't need a foreign-built entry level bike, and they ended up being sold as Centurions. At some point several years later the production was taken over by Miyata, and it's during this period they produced the jewel-like CrMo models that established their reputation. All good things come to an end, and by the late '80s production moved to Taiwan where labor was cheaper. The Taiwanese bikes while still good, don't deserve to share the same badge with the Miyata-built examples.